Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Coronavirus Crisis

Beryl founder Emily Brooke on one of her company's rentable bikes, the kind of bike that will no longer debut on Staten Island.

Staten Island Won’t Get Bike Share Until 2021 At The Earliest

By Dave Colon | Aug 17, 2020 | No Comments

Beryl Bikes? More like Bummer Bikes.

"Streeteries" are one new use of the curb. More are coming. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Knives Out: Here Are This Weekend’s New ‘Open Restaurant’ Streets

By Streetsblog | Aug 14, 2020 | No Comments

The city has announced 21 more locations for outdoor dining starting this weekend, bringing the total number of weekend dining streets and plazas to 85 locations. Here are the new stretches.

From ‘Thousands,’ Citi Bike Now Promises ‘Hundreds’ Of New E-Bikes This Summer

By Dave Colon | Aug 10, 2020 | No Comments

Where's the e-bike Lyftbowski?

Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit

With No Federal Money Coming, the MTA Has Options — Bad Ones

By Dave Colon | Aug 6, 2020 | No Comments

The Feds are allowing transit agencies to use capital funds for operating expenses. But that option comes with huge downsides.

The comptroller wants more than just aerobics in front of high schools. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Opinion: Let the Schools Use the Streets

By Brad Lander | Aug 6, 2020 | No Comments

The city's opening of streets for restaurants provided a lifeline in the pandemic. The schools deserve no less.

People are enjoying outdoor dining (well, they have no choice), so Mayor de Blasio will make it a permanent summer fixture. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

UPDATE: Mayor Makes Curbside Restaurant Seating Permanent

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 3, 2020 | No Comments

"We're looking at that [year-round]," Hizzoner said at his Monday presser.

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