Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Midtown

The block of W. 26th Street where Dan Hanegby was killed. Photo: Google Maps

TransAlt Calls for Protected Crosstown Bike Routes After Bus Driver Kills Dan Hanegby

By David Meyer | Jun 13, 2017 | 28 Comments

Safe streets advocates have for years implored DOT to add east-west Manhattan bike lanes in the area where Hanegby was killed, but the city has failed to act.

Fresh green paint at 45th Street. Photo: David Meyer

Eyes on the Street: The Shrinking Second Avenue Bike Lane Gap

By David Meyer | Jun 7, 2017 | 29 Comments

From 59th Street to 43rd Street there's now a green curbside bike lane on Second Avenue (tuff curbs to come). The remaining gaps in the bike lane are near the Queensboro Bridge and Queens-Midtown Tunnel.

The western sidewalk will be extended with an epoxy-and-gravel surface, protected by granite blocks and planters. Bus stops will have raised boarding islands. Image: NYC DOT

DOT to Widen Sidewalks on 7th Avenue Between Penn Station and Times Square

By David Meyer | May 23, 2017 | 33 Comments

Midtown sidewalks are notoriously too skinny to handle the huge numbers of people on foot near Penn Station. The pedestrian crush around the nation's busiest transit hub routinely flows beyond the boundaries of the curb, and people are forced to walk in car lanes. It's uncomfortable, stressful, and dangerous. But people on foot will soon have some breathing room.

Driver Hits Multiple People on Times Square Sidewalk: 1 Dead, 22 Injured

By Brad Aaron | May 18, 2017 | 103 Comments

Late this morning, a motorist drove onto a Times Square sidewalk and hit multiple people. The deceased victim was an 18-year-old woman. She was walking with her 13-year-old sister, who was also struck.

DOT Plans to Turn Broadway by Madison Square Into a “Shared Space”

By Brad Aaron | Mar 29, 2017 | 31 Comments

DOT is set to redesign a block of Broadway by Madison Square Park as a permanent "shared space," where motor vehicles are allowed but pedestrians take priority.

Will 2017 see the return of this expanded sidewalk on 32nd Street? Photo: Stephen Miller

Coming Soon, Maybe: The Return of Pedestrian-Friendly 32nd Street

By David Meyer | Feb 14, 2017 | 3 Comments

In 2015, a temporary sidewalk expansion relieved crowding on a block of 32nd Street with heavy foot traffic between Penn Station and Herald Square, but the project was scrapped after a trial run. Now advocates are pushing to bring it back, and they recently won the support of Manhattan Community Board 5.

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