Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Chelsea

Dan Hanegby was killed by bus driver Dave Lewis last year.

TransAlt Pushes Cy Vance to Upgrade Charges Against Bus Driver Who Killed Dan Hanegby

By Brad Aaron | Nov 1, 2017 | 1 Comment

The criminal complaint indicates the driver, who was charged with a low-level misdemeanor, admitted to driving aggressively in the moments before the crash. Vance’s office wouldn’t say why the evidence didn’t support more serious charges.

The new protected bike lane on Seventh Avenue between 29th Street and 28th Street. Photo: Christa Orth

Eyes on the Street: Meet the 7th Avenue Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Oct 17, 2017 | 1 Comment

Markings are in place for at least several blocks of the Seventh Avenue protected bike lane, which will extend from 30th Street in Chelsea to Clarkson Street in the West Village when complete.

10th Precinct CO Captain Paul Lanot and NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill

The 10th Precinct’s Grievance-Based Policing Isn’t Making Streets Safer

By Brad Aaron | Oct 6, 2017 | 3 Comments

The precinct, where drivers have killed four people walking and biking this year, has ticketed more cyclists in 2017 than speeding motorists, drivers who failed to yield, and off-route truck and bus operators combined.

The block of W. 26th Street where Dan Hanegby was killed. Photo: Google Maps

After Cyclist Deaths, Manhattan CB 4 Presses DOT for Protected Crosstown Bikeways

By Brad Aaron | Jul 11, 2017 | 18 Comments

After drivers killed two cyclists in the district last month, Manhattan Community Board 4 is reiterating its request for DOT to install protected bike lanes on crosstown streets in Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen.

Seventh Avenue at W. 29th Street, where a bus driver killed Michael Mamoukakis Saturday. Image: Google Maps

Michael Mamoukakis, 80, Second Cyclist Killed by Charter Bus Driver in Chelsea in One Week

By Brad Aaron | Jun 19, 2017 | 32 Comments

The driver hit Mamoukakis while turning onto W. 29th Street, where buses are prohibited by city traffic rules. No charges have been filed by NYPD or Manhattan DA Cy Vance.

The project will repurpose one general traffic lane to make room for a curbside parking-protected bike lane. Image: NYC DOT

NYC DOT Plans Protected Bike Lane for 24 Blocks of 7th Ave

By David Meyer | Apr 20, 2017 | 57 Comments

DOT aims to install a protected bike lane on Seventh Avenue from 30th Street to Charlton Street by the end of the year. Agency staff presented a portion of the project at last night's Manhattan Community Board 4 transportation committee meeting.

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