Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Midtown

NY1 Snap Poll: How to Make NYC Safer For Cyclists?

By Jason Varone | Dec 13, 2007 | 6 Comments

A week after two cyclists were killed in midtown, NY1 wants to know, in its very limited multiple choice format, what needs to be done to make New York City safer for cyclists. Your options are: New & improved bike lanes Traffic enforcement Bike safety education Cast your vote in NY1’s "Snap Poll" here.

NYC.gov Holiday Traffic Plan Makes Way for NASCAR

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 28, 2007 | 3 Comments

Gridlock Sam warns of widespread "pedlock and "traffic wrath" today. Not helping matters was this morning’s NASCAR Victory Lap around Times Square, conveniently timed to coincide with the morning rush. Times Square will serve as one big pit stop for NASCAR’s annual Victory Lap Wednesday, starting at 44thSt. between Broadway and Sixth Ave. and […]

Court Throws Out Case of Man Arrested for Standing on Street

By Brad Aaron | Nov 20, 2007 | 2 Comments

The state’s highest court has thrown out the conviction of a man who was arrested for standing on a Times Square sidewalk three years ago. City Room reports: Matthew Jones … was on corner of 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue in the early morning of June 12, 2004, chatting with friends as other pedestrians tried […]

For the Best in Transportainment, Try a Pedicab

By Brad Aaron | Nov 8, 2007 | 8 Comments

This week’s Time Out New York offers advice on the best ways to navigate the city (all of them sans private automobile). In addition to tips on cheating the MTA out of a subway fare and knowing when the bus is better, TONY explains that pedicabs aren’t just for tourists. “I’ll get you anywhere […]

NASCAR Parade Rolls Through Midtown This Morning

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 29, 2006 | 7 Comments

The top 10 NASCAR drivers drove a "victory lap" around Midtown Manhattan this morning as a part of "Championship Week." While Streetsblog would like to interpret this as an elaborate promotion for the creation of a congestion relief zone, it seems more likely that this is more about selling spaghetti sauce, laundry detergent and mayonnaise and getting […]

The Cost of Doing Business in Midtown

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 10, 2006 | 3 Comments

New York City seems to be under some sort of SUV attack this week. In midtown this afternoon a hulking sports utility vehicle careened up onto the sidewalk and smashed through the window of the Cambridge Members clothing store on Broadway near Herald Square, according to a Streetsblog tipster. Word has it, three pedestrians […]

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