Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Chinatown

Eyes on the Street: NBC’s Blacklist Gives Green Lane Riders the Blues

By Stephen Miller | Mar 11, 2015 | 14 Comments

People bicycling east on Grand Street hit this bike lane blockage yesterday afternoon, the first spring-like day of the year, thanks to television drama “The Blacklist.” The crew used the green lane as a staging area for its film shoot, compelling cyclists to detour into the car lane and moving traffic. “Typically we keep bike […]

United Front of Electeds Join CB 3 to Ask for Protected Bikeway on Chrystie

By Stephen Miller | Mar 6, 2015 | 6 Comments

A week after Manhattan Community Board 3 unanimously approved a resolution asking for a protected bike lane and pedestrian islands on Chrystie Street, elected officials representing the area — from the city, state, and federal levels — sent a letter to DOT Manhattan Borough Commissioner Margaret Forgione asking her to follow through [PDF]. The letter […]

Manhattan CB 3 Asks DOT for Protected Bikeway on Chrystie Street

By Stephen Miller | Feb 26, 2015 | 19 Comments

In a unanimous 35-0 vote last night, Manhattan Community Board 3, which covers Chinatown and the Lower East Side, asked DOT to study a two-way protected bikeway for Chrystie Street, an important link to the Manhattan Bridge bike path. The vote follows months of dialogue between bike advocates and community groups, and comes on the […]

CB 3 Committee Asks DOT for Protected Bikeway on Chrystie Street

By Stephen Miller | Feb 13, 2015 | 33 Comments

The community board covering the Lower East Side and Chinatown is set to ask DOT to transform the Chrystie Street bike lane from barely visible stripes blocked by double-parked cars into a two-way protected bikeway along Sara D. Roosevelt Park, connecting the Manhattan Bridge with the Second Avenue protected bike lane. The transportation committee of […]

Precinct Where Drivers Killed Seniors in Crosswalks Ramps Up Bike Tickets

By Stephen Miller | Nov 21, 2014 | 129 Comments

If you’re an NYPD precinct commander interested in issuing lots of tickets to cyclists in a short period of time, the entrance to the Manhattan Bridge bike path is a tempting place to send your officers. While the intersection itself has fewer crashes than other parts of the neighborhood, the regular stream of cyclists funneling […]

Chinatown Biz Group Fed Up With Placard Parkers Hogging Spaces All Day

By Stephen Miller | Nov 19, 2014 | 33 Comments

Imagine if your neighborhood’s streets were used as an employee parking lot for a nearby office building, and the people in charge of enforcing the rules turned a blind eye, day in and day out, as they ticketed members of the public but ignored lawbreaking by their colleagues. Well, there’s no need to imagine: That’s […]

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