Injuries to Bronx cyclists soared last week compared to the same time period last year — even as total collisions are down, and as bike injuries in the other four boroughs are also down, according to NYPD statistics.
A dangerous, speedway-like stretch of Cross Bay Boulevard is getting a safety upgrade in the form of protected bike lanes on both sides of the wide street.
It would be misleading to say Manhattan's newest crosstown bike lanes are unsafe, because that statement would imply that the lanes exist in any recognizable form.