Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about East Village

If you think traffic on side streets will be bad with a car-free 14th Street, imagine all these people getting around with no L train and no good bus options. Image: Google Street View

Without the L Train, the Best Shot to Avoid Traffic Hell Is a Car-Free 14th Street

By David Meyer | Jan 6, 2017 | 4 Comments

If you think traffic will get worse with a car-free 14th Street, imagine what would happen if there's no L train and the city fails to make surface transit an appealing option.

Eyes on the Street: The New East Houston Street

By David Meyer | Oct 3, 2016 | 12 Comments

The long-delayed reconstruction of East Houston Street between the Bowery and the FDR Drive is starting to round into form. Though the Department of Design and Construction won’t wrap up the project until next year at the earliest, new medians and pedestrian areas between Avenue A and Chrystie Street are finally complete, and the transition to the First Avenue bike lane is […]

DMV: One-Month License Revocation for Con Ed Driver Who Killed Senior

By Brad Aaron | Sep 13, 2016 | 10 Comments

A Con Ed employee who fatally struck a Manhattan senior and was found guilty of careless driving had his license revoked for one month by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. Andrew Franco hit 88-year-old Stella Huang with a Con Ed truck while making a left turn at Avenue C and E. 16th Street. The crash occurred […]

FDNY Ambulance Driver Kills Gen Zhan, 81, in East Village Crosswalk

By Brad Aaron | Aug 30, 2016 | 17 Comments

An FDNY ambulance driver struck and killed a senior in the East Village yesterday. The crash happened at around 1:20 Monday afternoon. Gen Zhan, 81, was in the crosswalk on 14th Street at Second Avenue, walking south to north, when the driver, who was southbound on Second, hit him while turning left onto 14th, according […]

Cy Vance Wins Murder Conviction for East Village Sidewalk Killing [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Jul 20, 2016 | 4 Comments

Update November 4, 2016: Martin was sentenced to 20 years to life in state prison, according to Vance’s office. A driver who killed a man and injured two others on a Manhattan sidewalk was convicted of murder, District Attorney Cy Vance announced today. Shaun Martin, who reportedly had a history of drunk driving, was high on […]

Maloney: Use L Train Shutdown to “Upgrade Our Bus Service”

By David Meyer | Jun 30, 2016 | 5 Comments

New York City should use the impending L train shutdown to make long-term improvements to bus service, U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney said at a public forum last night. To repair the Sandy-damaged L train tunnel under the East River, the MTA will either close the subway line west of Williamsburg entirely for 18 months or run it at 20 percent […]

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