Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Lower East Side

Alan Gerson Wants Greater “Review” of DOT Bike Safety Plans

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 8, 2008 | 20 Comments

In 2006, Alan Gerson helmeted-up and rallied for a protected bike lane on Houston St. On a day when you’d hope City Council members would be focused on the Bikes in Buildings bill, Manhattan City Councilman Alan Gerson is planning to introduce a new piece of legislation aimed at giving someone — presumably City Council […]

Two Pedestrians Killed Today in Separate Hit-and-Run Crashes

By Ben Fried | Oct 24, 2008 | No Comments

More grim news today: Gothamist and Fox 5 are reporting that a man was killed when he was struck by a big rig on Bowery and Grand. The truck driver continued over the Manhattan Bridge and was stopped by police on the BQE, according to Gothamist. And in Dyker Heights this morning, a driver killed […]

On the Way Home, Ride for a Protected Bike Lane on Delancey

By Brad Aaron | Oct 24, 2008 | 3 Comments

This evening, Adopt-a-Bike-Lane and Transportation Alternatives will launch a campaign for a protected bike lane on Delancey Street by leading escorted "bike commuter pools" across the Williamsburg Bridge. Reads a TA press release: "The thousands who ride on Delancey every day shouldn’t feel like they are taking their lives in their own hands," says Marin […]

Plenty of Changes Underway on Chrystie and Forsyth (But No Cycle Track)

By Gideon Shapiro | Oct 14, 2008 | 9 Comments

New pedestrian space borders Sara Roosevelt Park on Forsyth Street. (The buffered zone is for parking, not biking.) Redesigns of Chrystie and Forsyth Streets have started to materialize, giving cyclists and pedestrians a glimpse of changes to come. New bicycle lanes on Chrystie Street may be the most widely anticipated aspect of DOT’s planned changes […]

Study Provides a New Vision for Allen and Pike Street Malls

By Sarah Goodyear | Sep 19, 2008 | 7 Comments

Local residents turned out to give their opinions on the renovation of the malls early last summer. Residents of the Lower East Side and Chinatown have been fighting for improvements to the Allen and Pike Street pedestrian malls for more than a decade. Now, with the city’s Parks Department set to begin a $5.4 million […]

Manhattan CB3 to Discuss Important Street Safety Measures Tonight

By Ben Fried | Sep 10, 2008 | No Comments

Critical street safety measures are on the agenda for a Community Board 3 meeting tonight. Additional sidewalk space, more bike lanes, improved crosswalks and safer signalization are all reported to be on the table. The measures are included in DOT’s Safe Streets for Seniors plan and the reconstruction of East Houston Street, which two CB3 […]

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