Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about East Village

Tomorrow: Tell CB 2 You Want a More Pedestrian-Friendly Astor Place

By Brad Aaron | Jan 19, 2011 | 2 Comments

If you can’t make it to Brooklyn for the Prospect Park West forum tomorrow, there’s a Manhattan livable streets effort that needs a show of support. The reclamation of Astor Place, years in the making, would transfer thousands of square feet to pedestrians, and lay the foundation for a great public space to take shape […]

City Shows Off Plan to Reclaim Astor Place for Pedestrians [Updated]

By Noah Kazis | Jan 7, 2011 | 13 Comments

Plans to transform another asphalt tangle into a great public space are moving forward at Astor Place, and Curbed has the details. With significant street space being reclaimed for pedestrians, the plan should serve as a new gathering place in the East Village and make the neighborhood safer for walking. Here are a few of […]

Select Bus Service Debuts on Manhattan’s Busiest Bus Route

By Noah Kazis | Oct 11, 2010 | 15 Comments

Select Bus Service is up and running along First and Second Avenues, bringing rapid bus enhancements to the second busiest bus line in New York City. Though riders will need some time to adjust to the new system, many are already praising the faster service. The thousands of bus riders along Manhattan’s East Side were […]

Reading Between the Lines on East Side’s Missing Bike Lanes

By Noah Kazis | Sep 15, 2010 | 26 Comments

Select Bus Service remains on track to debut on October 10, confirmed NYC DOT and the MTA at a meeting of the project’s Community Advisory Committee last night. Bus service improvements along the corridor are as crucial as ever and will be bolstered by camera enforcement, which DOT announced would be in effect starting in […]

Eyes on the Street: The Nascent First Avenue Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Jul 12, 2010 | 69 Comments

The beginnings of the First Avenue protected bike lane, at St. Mark’s Place. Photo: Ben Fried It’s not finished yet, but some segments of the First Avenue bike lane are quite rideable. I used about eight blocks of it this weekend. This Saturday, I was able to bike from my apartment in Prospect Heights to […]

Even Below 34th Street, Gaps Appear in Plan for Protected Bike Lanes

By Noah Kazis | Jun 10, 2010 | 22 Comments

New plans call for an un-protected curbside lane on nine blocks of Second Avenue. Image: NYCDOT Yesterday brought another disappointing development in the city’s plan to re-design First and Second Avenues. While upgraded bike routes are still guaranteed below 34th Street — a far cry from what was presented to the public — even that […]

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