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Carrion Supports Congestion and Congestion Pricing

By Brad Aaron | Oct 16, 2007 | 5 Comments

Last week AMNY ran a profile of Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, Jr., playing on the angle that he may make a run for mayor in two years. The piece is mostly flattering, but does make mention of Carrion’s controversial support for the new Yankee Stadium, which, as Streetsblog readers are probably sick of hearing […]

Renewed Calls for Ped Safety Summit as Death Toll Mounts

By Brad Aaron | Oct 8, 2007 | 6 Comments

After a weekend that saw three pedestrian fatalities and just as many serious injuries — with no known criminal charges filed against any of the motorists involved as of this writing — a Manhattan-based advocacy group has renewed calls for action on pedestrian safety. Spurred by the death of third-grader Prince Harris, Jr. (pictured), the […]

“En-Suite” Parking, for the Discerning Antisocial Urbanite

By Brad Aaron | Oct 8, 2007 | 16 Comments

Love the glamor and glitz of the city but looking to avoid unpleasant public spaces, like sidewalks and building lobbies? Then 200 Eleventh Avenue in Chelsea may be for you. Featuring "New York’s first En-Suite Sky Garage," which will allow residents to enter and exit their apartments without coming into contact with another human soul, […]

34th Precinct Promises Action on Broadway and Dongan

By Brad Aaron | Sep 27, 2007 | No Comments

This spiffy new illuminated bus stop shelter replaces another destroyed by a motorist at Broadway and Dongan Place, near the border of Inwood and Washington Heights. The 34th Precinct says it will enact new enforcement measures to cut down on reckless driving along a crash-prone stretch of Broadway in Northern Manhattan. As promised, residents of […]

NYC Gets Its First-Ever Physically-Separated Bike Path

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 20, 2007 | 154 Comments

The Department of Transportation revealed plans for New York City’s first-ever physically-separated bike lane, or "cycle track," at a Manhattan Community Board 4 meeting last night. The new bike path will run southbound on Ninth Avenue from W. 23rd to W. 16th Street in Manhattan. Unlike the typical Class II on-street bike lane in which […]

Inwoodites Want Changes at Deadly Broadway Intersection

By Brad Aaron | Sep 20, 2007 | 5 Comments

Broadway at Dongan Place in Northern Manhattan. The bus shelter in the far background replaces another that was recently demolished when a vehicle left the road. Residents near the border of Inwood and Washington Heights have seen enough crashes on Broadway at Dongan Place, and are pressuring officials to do something about it. Last week, […]

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