Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Security

A phalanx of NYPD at Columbus Circle. Photo: Austin Jain-Conti

Mayor: ‘Yeah, I Really Should Ask the NYPD Why it Seals Off Streets for No Good Reason’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 10, 2020 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio says he'll ask police officials — who work for him — why they are continuing to seal off Central Park West despite no indication of violence or specific threats against a Trump-branded hotel on Columbus Circle.

Cyclists pulled their bikes onto the roadway rather than wait 45 minutes for the president. Photo: Steve Bodzin

NYPD, Secret Service Joined Forces to Cage Bridge Cyclists During Trump Visit

By Charles Komanoff | May 20, 2019 | 19 Comments

Legendary cycling advocate — and security theater expert — Charles Komanoff weighs in on Friday's Secret Service hold on the Queensboro Bridge during the president's visit to the East Side.

So the NYPD put up new barriers to the Brooklyn Bridge bike and foot path on Tuesday, citing unspecified threats. Photos: Gersh Kuntzman

Braking News: NYPD Barricades Make Brooklyn Bridge Bike Path Even Worse!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 30, 2018 | 8 Comments

These sugar cubes are going to create a lot more headaches on the Brooklyn Bridge.

Another cyclist was injured on the Hudson River Greenway on Sunday because the security bollards are too close together. Photo: Ken Coughlin

Eyes On The Street: Westside Greenway Bollards Still Causing Injuries And Mayhem To Cyclists They Are Supposed to Protect

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 12, 2018 | 16 Comments

Lots of cyclists + narrow spaces between security bollards = mayhem.

Will the replacements for the obtrusive barriers installed on the greenway last fall leave sufficient room for cyclists and runners to pass safely? Photo copyright Shmuli Evers, used with permission.

NYS DOT and NYPD Security Overkill Could Destroy the Hudson River Greenway

By David Meyer | May 9, 2018 | 16 Comments

The space between anti-vehicle bollards must be wide enough to accommodate greenway crowds, but the state DOT and NYPD appear to be making other plans without public input.

Once the weather warms up, large numbers of people will have to funnel through these concrete cattle chutes simultaneously. Photo copyright Shmuli Evers, used with permission.

State DOT Prepping Permanent Measures to Replace Temporary Barriers on West Side Greenway

By David Meyer | Mar 16, 2018 | 19 Comments

State DOT is "designing a permanent solution to replace the temporary security measures on the Route 9A bikeway." Construction will begin in the summer and wrap up sometime in 2019.

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