Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about East Harlem

Community Board 11 Approves East Harlem Protected Bike Lanes

By Noah Kazis | Sep 21, 2011 | 5 Comments

The full board of Community Board 11 voted to approve protected bike lanes on First and Second Avenues last night. The news was first reported by Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson over Twitter this morning. When complete, the bike lanes and pedestrian refuge islands will run from 96th Street to 125th Street on both avenues. Construction […]

Two Manhattan Pedestrians Killed 24 Hours Apart

By Brad Aaron | Sep 14, 2011 | 4 Comments

Two Manhattan pedestrians were killed in a span of just over 24 hours this week. According to NYPD, on Monday at approximately 10:20 p.m., Steven Reese was crossing E. 125th Street near Lexington Avenue when he was hit by the driver of an eastbound 2004 Chevrolet Suburban. Reese, 58, was pronounced dead on arrival at […]

Next Week: DOT to Re-Present Plans for East Side Bike Lanes Up to 125th

By Brad Aaron | Aug 31, 2011 | 4 Comments

After over a year of protests from residents and electeds clamoring for safer streets, next week DOT will present its proposal for extending the First and Second Avenue bike lanes north to 125th Street. The presentations will mark the second time around the community board circuit for bike-ped safety plans on those streets, which were […]

Protected Bike Lanes Coming to East Harlem, Tweets Mark-Viverito

By Noah Kazis | Aug 10, 2011 | 3 Comments

Could complete streets finally be coming to East Harlem? The neighborhood has been calling out for the city to keep its promise and build protected bike lanes along First and Second Avenues, bringing safer cycling and traffic calming to an area badly in need of both. Even at the peak of the bikelash last year, […]

Everyone’s On Board for East Harlem Bike Lanes — Except NYCDOT

By Noah Kazis | Apr 29, 2011 | 12 Comments

Is there any neighborhood in New York City that has asked for more and received less, in terms of safe street improvements, than East Harlem? In 2010, days after it was announced that the First and Second Avenue protected bike lanes were on hold between 34th Street and 125th Street, Community Board 11 members blasted […]

DOT to Extend East Side Bike Lanes to 57th, But Mostly With Shared Lanes

By Noah Kazis | Apr 28, 2011 | 33 Comments

The First and Second Avenue bike lanes on Manhattan’s East Side will only be extended from 34th Street to 57th Street this year, not up to 125th Street as advanced in a plan that won community board approvals in 2010. While First Avenue will receive Manhattan’s first northbound parking-protected bike lane above 34th Street, the […]

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