Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Midtown

Video: Festival of Fake Police Lights Takes Over Sixth Avenue [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Dec 14, 2015 | 63 Comments

Bucky Turco of ANIMAL fame took this video of what looks like a Lubavitcher Hanukkah parade in Midtown Saturday night. The video was shot on Sixth Avenue at 23rd Street shortly after 8 p.m. “There were dozens and dozens of cars, most of which had their license plates covered,” Turco said via email. “It went on […]

What Protected Bike Lanes on Midtown Cross Streets Might Look Like

By David Meyer | Dec 9, 2015 | 19 Comments

We reported yesterday that DOT is exploring the potential for crosstown protected bike lanes in Midtown. Currently, the painted crosstown bike lanes on Midtown cross streets tend to get blocked by cars. Here’s how one reader put it: My main complaint as a crosstown cyclist in midtown during the workday are streets that are so calm that nothing […]

DOT Exploring Better Crosstown Bike Lanes for Midtown

By David Meyer | Dec 8, 2015 | 29 Comments

DOT is exploring options for better crosstown bike connections in the city’s busiest neighborhood, according to a letter from DOT Manhattan Borough Commissioner Margaret Forgione to Community Board 4. The letter says DOT is “currently exploring the potential for protected bike lanes in Midtown Manhattan” and that “large vehicle volumes, curbside access needs and network connectivity […]

6 Manhattan Electeds Ask DOT for Complete Streets on Fifth and Sixth Ave

By David Meyer | Dec 4, 2015 | 11 Comments

DOT has put out a plan to add a protected bike lane on Sixth Avenue from 14th Street to 33rd Street [PDF], and Manhattan electeds want more. A letter from State Senator Brad Hoylman and five other representatives calls for a more thorough complete street redesign along all of Sixth Avenue and Fifth Avenue from Greenwich Village to Central […]

CB 5 Committee to DOT: You Oughta Take a Traffic Lane Outta Sixth Avenue

By David Meyer | Nov 24, 2015 | 23 Comments

Like their counterparts at Community Board 4, members of the Manhattan Community Board 5 transportation committee think DOT’s proposed redesign of Sixth Avenue isn’t bold enough. Unlike CB 4, the committee voted for the plan anyway in a unanimous decision last night. The proposal would add a protected bike lane from 14th Street to 33rd Street, narrowing […]

Eyes on the Street: 33rd Street Plaza Gone… Til Next Year?

By Brad Aaron | Oct 16, 2015 | 2 Comments

Well, it was fun while it lasted. So long (for now?), #Plaza33. @Tri_State @StreetsblogNYC @Plaza33nyc pic.twitter.com/Fm8KsTYeno — Joseph Cutrufo (@joseapie) October 14, 2015 As planned, the pedestrian spaces installed near Penn Station are being removed this week. A painted sidewalk extension and seating were added to 32nd Street for the summer, while 33rd Street between […]

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