Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Safety

Fatal Crash Was Preceded By Complaints About Nearby Intersection

By Ben Fried | Sep 12, 2008 | 7 Comments

The scene at 8th and President in Brooklyn following Jonathan Millstein’s fatal crash. Details on the crash that killed Jonathan Millstein Wednesday morning remain scarce, but traffic conditions on Eighth Avenue in Park Slope are notoriously bad for bicyclists and pedestrians. Officials at DOT and NYPD have appeared reluctant to address the problem, says Joanna […]

One Year After $5M Promise, Downtown Brooklyn Safety Fixes Are Nowhere

By Ben Fried | Sep 10, 2008 | 9 Comments

The death of 8-year-old Alexander Toulouse on Saturday has re-focused public attention on the dangerous streets of downtown Brooklyn. Toulouse was killed by a turning postal van at the intersection of Boerum Place and Livingston Street while riding his bike with his father. The intersection where Alexander died is exceedingly hazardous. CrashStat shows that 28 […]

In Week of Carnage, Times Looks Askance at Broadway Traffic-Calming

By Brad Aaron | Aug 26, 2008 | 20 Comments

Projects like Broadway Boulevard are intended, in part, to reduce auto-pedestrian conflicts. Yesterday traffic agent Donnette Sanz was buried with her infant son. Two weeks ago, she was crossing a Bronx street on her lunch break when she was hit by a van and thrown under a school bus. Her unborn child was delivered prematurely […]

Does Summer Streets Need a “Fast Lane”?

By Brad Aaron | Aug 18, 2008 | 59 Comments

This weekend, on the second Saturday of Summer Streets, the first thing my wife Jennifer and I noticed as we ascended the ramp from 42nd Street to Park Avenue was the quiet. I mentioned to Jennifer that I had come across a blog comment likening the scene to the New York portrayed in the post-apocalyptic […]

Brooklyn Cyclist Struck and Killed by SUV

By Brad Aaron | Aug 15, 2008 | 29 Comments

On Tuesday, August 5, at approximately 1:28 a.m., cyclist Rasha Shamoon was struck by a Range Rover SUV at the intersection of Delancey St. and the Bowery in Manhattan. According to friends, she was not breathing when paramedics arrived at the scene. Shamoon was revived and taken to New York Downtown hospital in critical condition. […]

Police Slowing Cyclists on Queensborough Bridge

By Brad Aaron | Aug 14, 2008 | 70 Comments

From the Streetsblog tipwire: The past two mornings there have been NYPD officers parked on the Queensborough Bridge bike/pedestrian path. They’ve been stopping cyclists in an effort to slow them down with the construction on the bridge. However there’s been no active construction when I’ve ridden through. Safety is certainly a concern but having an […]

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