Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Street Safety

Council Member Rita Joseph wants more speed bumps. But they take years. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

#StuckAtDOT: It Takes Years (and Years) to Get a Speed Hump in this City

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 11, 2022 | No Comments

A Brooklyn City Council member has a simple question for the Department of Transportation: Why does it take years and years (and sometimes years and years and years) to put in a simple speed bump?

The goal of the redesign is to narrow the wide one-way street at the southern end of 10th Avenue south of the Whitney Museum, so that it is more inviting and safer. Photo: Google

DOT to Beautify Another Meatpacking District Street

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 9, 2022 | No Comments

The current overly wide 10th Avenue terminus will be transformed with shared-street markings, tables, chairs, a bike lane and new pedestrian zones and crosswalks to get walkers from the area around the Whitney Museum to the Hudson River Greenway.

Justice is a dish best served blaze orange.

UPDATE: Restler Bill to Allow Residents to Ticket Dangerous Drivers Gaining Steam

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 7, 2022 | No Comments

A City Council bill that advocates believe will unleash a nicely remunerated civilian army against drivers who recklessly block roadways and bike lanes is looking likely to move ahead.

Locals don't want anymore car dealerships on Northern Boulevard. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Woodside Wants Housing, But It’s Likely to Get More SUVs

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 7, 2022 | No Comments

Just what Northern Boulevard needs — another car dealership.

Hours after the crash, another pedestrian in a crosswalk was nearly hit at the same intersection. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Pedestrian Seriously Injured in Park Slope Crash as Bloody Year Continues

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 3, 2022 | No Comments

A pedestrian was critically injured when the 21-year-old driver of a massive Ford van slammed into him in Park Slope — and the latest analysis of crash data shows that such injuries remain all too common.

A sinkhole on the Hudson River Greenway, looking south above 183rd Street. Photo: Inwood Owners Association (with help from the Streetsblog Photoshop Desk)

Uptown Portion of Hudson River Greenway To Close Next Week for Repairs

By Kevin Duggan | Nov 2, 2022 | No Comments

A crucial portion of the Hudson River Greenway uptown will close for four months for repairs starting next week, according to Parks Department officials, and cyclists remain furious that the project does not include a safe detour and, instead, sends them onto crash-prone neighborhood streets.

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