Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parks

How Do Bike Seizures Fit Into Bloomberg’s “Green Plan”

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 13, 2007 | 17 Comments

On Tuesday afternoon the Parks Dept. seized dozens of bikes parked at the Forest Hills train station Lauren Philson was out running some errands near the Forest Hills train station in Queens on Tuesday when she spotted three or four men using large clippers to steal bicycles. The men weren’t your typical bike thieves. "They […]

Senator Decries Bronx Asthma Crisis Then Rejects Pricing

By Jason Varone | Jul 13, 2007 | 13 Comments

It turns out that pollution-related heart and lung problems aren’t just for poor kids in the Bronx anymore. From yesterday’s New York Times: A study that used the mass of data included in the Women’s Health Initiative found that women who lived in communities with relatively high levels of air pollution in the forms of […]

Report: New Parks Dept. Policy to Clip Locks and Seize Bikes

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 12, 2007 | 15 Comments

Just in case you thought all of the bike-related news today was good, a Streetsblog tipster in Queens reports that Parks and Recreation Dept. agents were clipping bike locks and seizing bicycles in Forest Hills, Queens yesterday. She was told by a city employee that the bike seizures are part of a new, citywide Parks […]

Rage on the Bikeway

By Jason Varone | Jul 2, 2007 | 28 Comments

The Boston Globe ran a front-page story yesterday about confrontations among users of the super-popular tree-lined Minuteman Bikeway in Boston. Police have already filed more reports of clashes between users of the bikeway this year than the previous two combined. As the Arlington Police Chief noted, "We have road rage, and now we have bikeway […]

Go to Car-Free Governors Island

By Jason Varone | Jun 29, 2007 | 1 Comment

Go to Governor’s Island! A StreetFilm by Clarence Eckerson Jr. and Trorb Productions Running Time: 4 minutes 18 seconds Governors Island is a car-free, New York City paradise and now it’s open to the public on weekends from June thru Sept 2nd. Find all the details on the Governors Island Alliance website. To get there, […]

City: Commuter Needs Will Factor into High Bridge Plan

By Brad Aaron | Jun 26, 2007 | 7 Comments

A restored High Bridge will be open to commuting cyclists and pedestrians, but access time could be limited, officials said last week. The occasion was a "listening session" hosted by the Department of Parks & Recreation, when dozens of uptowners filed into the High Bridge Park Recreation Center at 173rd Street and Amsterdam to share […]

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