Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Manhattan

New York Times Under-Reports Cyclist Fatalities

By Aaron Naparstek | | 5 Comments
The New York Times printed an error in the news brief reporting the death of Darren Lewis, the 20-year-old bike messenger killed by a truck in Midtown on Thursday. The Times reported that twelve cyclists were killed in New York City last year. According to the NYPD, 24 cyclists were killed on the city’s streets in 2005, twice […]

Another Critical Mass Report from July

By Aaron Naparstek | | 1 Comment
Catching up today on some interesting items that I somehow missed over the couple of weeks. Here is a report on July’s Critical Mass ride from Will at NYTurf: The police moved into traffic with their scooters, swerving between cars and bikes, without their sirens on. It’s really hard to understand what they want you to do […]

Where to Park a Vespa in NYC?

By Glenn McAnanama | | 11 Comments
While the city is awash in places to park cars on the street and there is some provision for cyclists to park on sidewalks in some places, deciding where to park a Vespa is a difficult choice. Leave it on the street (like the photo above) where some automobile driver will inevitably hit it while trying to […]

Street Films: Gridlock Sam on Govt Employee Parking Abuse

By Aaron Naparstek | | 3 Comments
Gridlock Sam on Government Employee Parking AbuseA Clarence Eckerson Street Film Running time: 5:06, 13.80 MB, QuickTime With the news emerging that State Court employees are blocking off a public street in Lower Manhattan to run their own, private valet parking service while illegal government employee parking costs New York City $46 million in potential annual revenues, Streetsblog thought […]
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