Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Greenwich Village

Meeting Tonight on Beseiged Plan to Calm NYU Campus

By Brad Aaron | Mar 5, 2008 | 5 Comments

Tonight, Community Board 2’s Transportation and Institutions Committees will hold a joint meeting to hear proposals from NYU to reclaim road space for pedestrians in the campus core area. Details have not been announced, but a tipster tells Streetsblog that possible proposals range from removal of parking spaces to allow for wider sidewalks and […]

For Victim’s Family, a $10 Fee and an Agonizing Wait

By Brad Aaron | Nov 29, 2007 | No Comments

In the weeks since their daughter lost her life on a Lower Manhattan street, Hope Miller’s parents have learned to be patient. On September 25, Miller was on her way to acting class when she was hit by a truck at the corner of Houston Street and Sixth Avenue. According to reports, Roger Smiley, 48, […]

New Bleecker Bike Lane Already Blocked by Parked Cars

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 28, 2007 | 35 Comments

Streetsblog reader Dave Goldberg sends along a camera phone photo of the freshly striped Bleecker Street bike lane, shot between LaGuardia Place and Mercer Street. Goldberg notes: I can’t say that the striping was universally respected. You can see from the background of the photo that there’s a car in the lane. Also, between Mercer […]

Crosstown Bike Lanes Remain in the Crosshairs

By Brad Aaron | Nov 13, 2007 | 17 Comments

Opponents of the Department of Transportation’s plan for a new Lower Manhattan crosstown bike route are expected to make a show of force at tonight’s Community Board 2 Transportation Committee meeting in an effort to preserve a few dozen on-street parking spaces along Carmine and Bleecker Streets. Bicycling advocates are urging their supporters to show […]

555 Hudson Street

By Aaron Naparstek | Apr 27, 2006 | 8 Comments

Jane Jacobs lived at 555 Hudson Street when she wrote "The Death and Life of Great American Cities." I happened to be in the neighborhood yesterday afternoon and I saw this bouquet of flowers and card on the front door. The card reads, "Jane Jacobs, 1916-2006. From this house, in 1961, a housewife changed the […]