Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety

A perfect place for a bi-directional bike lane? Riverside Drive in the 90s. Photo: Zillow

Op-Ed: Survey Shows Demand for More Bike Lanes

By Lisa Orman | May 19, 2020 | No Comments

Upper West Siders urgently want more protected bike lanes in order to accommodate an expected surge of newbie cyclists after the coronavirus pandemic — pointing the way forward for our city.

Cruseno Florentino was crushed to death in front of this Jamaica religious center. Photo: Google

Man Crushed Between Two Trucks in Queens, According to Cops

By Gersh Kuntzman and Julianne Cuba | May 18, 2020 | No Comments

A Queens man was crushed between two trucks on a Jamaica street on Monday morning — the first pedestrian killed since March 15*.

The 5-foot-8 Doug Gordon shows just how little room Shake Shack has left its Tribeca neighbors. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Shake Shack Steals Public Space in the Village as More Lawmakers Demand Open Streets for Restaurant Revival

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 18, 2020 | No Comments

Shake Shack? More like take shack!

Congestion. Photo: Rgoogin/Wikimedia Commons

Deep Dive: The Mayor’s ‘Surface Transportation’ Panel is Heavy on Car Interests

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 14, 2020 | No Comments

We reached out to ever member of the panel. Here's a full, long, scintillating report.

Queens Boulevard in its early days. File photo: Stephen Miller

The Final Phase of the Queens Boulevard Safety Redesign is On Ice For This Year At Least

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 12, 2020 | No Comments

DOT confirmed on Tuesday that it had put off the project for the year — at least.

Is that a KID biking in Times Square? Why not? Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

STREETFILMS: Manhattan Without Cars Points the Way to a More Livable City

By Streetsblog | May 5, 2020 | No Comments

"We can choose the next 'after,'" says activist Doug Gordon. These two films show why he's right.

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