Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

Jeffries Declines to Field Questions at G Train Rally

By Ben Fried | May 22, 2008 | 5 Comments

The Observer reports from last night’s G Train rally, organized by Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries: Almost 100 G riders kicked off a month-long campaign to increase service on the "forgotten stepchild" of the New York subway system, as Mr. Jeffries and others have called it. "It’s important to increase the intensity of the public campaign," Mr. […]

Hakeem Jeffries Responds to Congestion Pricing Critics

By Streetsblog | May 21, 2008 | 34 Comments

From today’s Crain’s Insider: Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, who is holding a rally this evening for better G train service, is drawing fire from transit advocates because of his opposition to congestion pricing. Streetsblog commenters plan to confront him at the rally. "Simply because one did not support the mayor’s version of congestion pricing does not […]

State Sen. Martin Connor Secretly “Supported” Pricing All Along

By Ben Fried | May 21, 2008 | 20 Comments

With state primary campaigns ramping up, Observer political reporter Azi Paybarah seems to be everywhere with his video camera. In this clip from a debate held by Democracy for New York City, he captures State Senator Martin Connor, who represents lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, in an unprompted admission of legislative cowardice. While fielding […]

Eyes on the Street: Bike Boxes on (Brooklyn’s) Broadway

By Ben Fried | May 20, 2008 | 11 Comments

After taking an evening ride down Broadway in Williamsburg last week, Clarence Eckerson sent us a batch of pictures showing the street’s nifty new road treatments. Between Kent Avenue and Bedford Avenue, Broadway now sports bike lanes, bike boxes, and pedestrian refuges with space for plantings. The changes have significantly narrowed the car travel lanes, […]

Dick Gottfried Blames Bloomberg for Pricing Non-Vote

By Brad Aaron | May 20, 2008 | 21 Comments

Care of the Politicker, here’s 38-year incumbent Assembly Member Dick Gottfried explaining to the Chelsea Reform Democratic Club, whose endorsement he wants for his re-election bid, how democratic Shelly Silver’s house is in comparison to the state Senate. All things considered, it’s a jaw-dropping spiel. Then, at about the three-minute mark, an audience member asks […]

Eyes on the Street: Biking on the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway

By Ben Fried | May 19, 2008 | 5 Comments

Last time we checked in on the Columbia Street section of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, construction was in full swing. Now, along much of the path in Carroll Gardens and Red Hook, the orange barrels are gone and new plantings are taking root. Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson snapped these shots last week, noting that about 40 […]

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