Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about East Village

MTA, DOT Sketch Out East Side Plans: Separated Lanes for Bikes, Not Buses

By Ben Fried and Noah Kazis | Jan 15, 2010 | 40 Comments

One configuration in the plan calls for a protected bike lane and a curbside bus lane. Image: MTA/NYCDOT The MTA and NYCDOT released an outline last night for faster bus service and safer biking and walking on First and Second Avenues. The redesign is the flagship project in New York City’s plans to enhance its […]

19 NYC Electeds Call for Separated Bus and Bike Lanes on East Side

By Ben Fried | Dec 16, 2009 | 12 Comments

State Assembly member Micah Kellner, City Council members Melissa Mark-Viverito and Dan Garodnick, Council member-elect Margaret Chin, and State Senator Bill Perkins are among 19 local electeds calling on DOT and the MTA to implement "true BRT" and "complete streets" on First and Second Avenues. A group of 19 elected officials has urged NYC DOT […]

Status Report: DOT Considering Bike Facilities in East Side BRT Plan

By Ben Fried | Nov 13, 2009 | 4 Comments

A quick update on the status of bike infrastructure in the city’s plans for the East Side. We asked DOT whether the agency is considering protected bike facilities as part of the Bus Rapid Transit corridor planned for First and Second avenues. The press office says: We have been considering ways to incorporate bike facilities […]

Safer, More Livable Streets for the East Side — The Campaign Heats Up

By Ben Fried | Nov 6, 2009 | 6 Comments

Advocates and volunteers working for protected bike paths on the East Side, flush from last month’s highly encouraging Community Board 8 vote, delivered more than a thousand handwritten letters yesterday to City Hall, supporting protected bike lanes on First and Second Avenues. Keep an eye on this story. It’s a big one. East Side residents […]

Eyes on the Street: Crash Aftermath on First Avenue [Updated]

By Ben Fried | Oct 23, 2009 | 13 Comments

A reader sent in this picture of the scene at First Avenue and 4th Street in Manhattan this morning. I won’t speculate too much about what sheared the roof off this minivan or what happened to the people involved. Perhaps the car was pried open deliberately to rescue those inside. Details are scarce: An investigation […]

NYPD Cruiser Carnage: Move Along, Nothing to See Here

By Brad Aaron | Jul 1, 2009 | 15 Comments

Photo: Daily News Police, witness and media accounts vary — widely — as to what exactly happened in the East Village yesterday afternoon. The NYPD version goes something like this: Two officers responding to a call to help another officer were proceeding north on Avenue D with lights and sirens. Near E. 5th Street, the […]

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