Midtown’s Mini-Plaza
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This is one of my favorite little spots near where I work. Seems almost too hip for Midtown-East. Comments? Thoughts? What other pedestrian plazas do other folks like?
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Manhattan
Cops Threaten Reporter Over Parking Scandal Report
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How important are illegal parking perks to New York City government employees? The Daily News reports that CBS Channel 2’s Brendan Keefe received threatening late night phone calls for his continuing coverage of the Lower Manhattan government employee parking scandal. Keefe’s story focused specifically on police officer parking perks: "Is it unsettling? Yes," Keefe said. "Is it […]
Rally for a Livable Houston Street
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(Photo by Will Sherman of Transportation Alternatives) As promised, members of Manhattan Community Board 2 and Transportation Alternatives held a rally yesterday where many elected officials spoke of the need for improved bicycling and pedestrian facilities on the Interstate Highway in our midst, Houston Street. Eighty years ago, Houston Street was a narrow street not much wider than Prince or Bleecker Streets […]
Rally for Houston Street Buffered Bike Lanes
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If you’ve seen those eerie white "ghost bikes" on Houston Street, you may know that three cyclists have been killed on "the Boulevard of Death" during the past two years: Derek Lake, Brandie Bailey and Andrew Morgan. In the wake of this loss of life, members of Community Board 2’s Traffic & Transportation Committee are holding a rally on Wednesday […]
Brooklyn Bridge’s SUV Ban Hidden in Plain Sight
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It isn’t just in California where SUV’s are secretly banned from certain roadways. Right here in New York City, many SUVs are banned from the Brooklyn Bridge, but nobody seems to know it. Following on a Slate article about a similar phenomenon in California that came to our attention on Tuesday, Streetsblog correspondent Jason Varone snapped […]
Chinatown Business Group Proposes Car-Free Streets
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Bayard Street, Chinatown. Photo: SkyShaper AM New York reports on a "radical" proposal to open two narrow Chinatown streets, Mott and Bayard, to pedestrians, shoppers and diners: Imagine car-free Chinatown streets full of alfresco dining and sidewalk tea shops instead of today’s mess of double-parked cars, delivery trucks and idling buses. That’s the radical proposal […]