Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Manhattan

Eyes on the Street: Columbia on the Lookout for Bike Thieves

By Brad Aaron | Oct 13, 2009 | 6 Comments

Streetsblog regular Glenn McAnanama sent in a flier from Columbia University police [PDF] alerting faculty, staff and students to a recent bike theft. Video stills like the one at right appear to show a man — pictured more clearly on the flier — walking away with a bike after removing the front wheel. (Hal would […]

The Pedestrian Crush: It Doesn’t Have to Be Like This

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Sep 11, 2009 | 24 Comments

Although there is undoubtedly an amazing streets renaissance going on in NYC, there still remain places in dire need of improvement. Every workday, heavily-used areas like the blocks surrounding Penn Station are overwhelmed with pedestrians making their way home via buses, subways, the Long Island Railroad and Amtrak. The sidewalks are so clogged by this […]

Eyes on the Street: How Did This Happen?

By Ben Fried | Aug 27, 2009 | 27 Comments

A reader sends this shot, taken at the corner of Seventh Avenue and 24th Street this afternoon. We’re waiting to hear back from NYPD about whether anyone was hurt. Hopefully this will be one of the lucky cases where an out-of-control cab didn’t harm anyone. And really, in the middle of Manhattan, just a short […]

District 1 Council Candidates: Safer Streets? Less Traffic? No Thanks.

By Ben Fried | Aug 18, 2009 | 9 Comments

Reader Ian Dutton sends this dispatch from last night’s candidate debate for the District 1 City Council seat representing Lower Manhattan, organized by the Downtown Express and the Villager. If you’re a District 1 resident who values safer streets and a well-funded transit system, tough luck. Last night at the Council District 1 candidates debate, […]

Real-Time Bus Tracking Pilot Is Live on 34th Street [Updated]

By Ben Fried | Aug 11, 2009 | 17 Comments

DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announces the 34th Street pilot this morning. On the left are MTA Bus president Joseph Smith, Mayor Bloomberg, and acting MTA chief Helena Williams. Will the third time be the charm for reliable bus arrival displays in Manhattan? NYCDOT and the MTA announced today that, yes, they will deliver a tracking […]

Fifth Avenue, 1909: So Long Promenade, Hello Motorway

By Ben Fried | Jun 29, 2009 | 14 Comments

Image: New York Times. This image of Fifth Avenue unearthed by the Times’ Jennifer 8. Lee (nice headline!) is a fascinating relic from the dawn of the motoring age. The new geometry pictured here nicked 15 feet of sidewalk from pedestrians to make room for two traffic lanes. In one fell swoop, the balance of […]

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