Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Staten Island

Two More Killed on Hylan Boulevard — Who Will Act to Stop the Carnage?

By Brad Aaron | Oct 6, 2015 | 4 Comments

Update: Mayor de Blasio tweeted that he has instructed NYPD to increase enforcement on Hylan Boulevard and has directed DOT to “pursue safety fixes.” We’ve asked the mayor’s office for details. Motorists killed two people last night in separate crashes on Hylan Boulevard — the third and fourth fatalities on the street this year. Steven Turetsky was […]

NYPD: No Charges for Driver Whose Boat Trailer Detached, Killing Cyclist

By Brad Aaron | Sep 15, 2015 | 30 Comments

NYPD has filed no charges against a driver whose boat trailer came unhitched and struck two people riding bikes in Staten Island yesterday, killing one of the victims. Alexa Cioffi, 21, and another woman were riding northbound on Hylan Boulevard at Redgrave Avenue at around 5:18 p.m. when a northbound driver towing a boat with a truck attempted […]

Bike Racks Debut on Buses Across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

By Stephen Miller | Sep 8, 2015 | 17 Comments

New Yorkers are finally getting to try out a multi-modal transportation option that’s old hat to residents of other major American cities — bike racks on buses. Sunday marked the debut of front-mounted bike racks on the S53 and S93 buses across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. The MTA purchased 38 bike racks at a cost of $42,000 and installed them on 31 […]

James Oddo Calls for Wider Roads Hours After SI Traffic Violence Claims Life

By Brad Aaron | Sep 1, 2015 | 10 Comments

A UPS worker who lost a leg when a Staten Island driver slammed into him in April has died. NYPD and Staten Island prosecutors issued no summonses and filed no criminal charges in the case. Tom Ryan, 52, was unloading packages from his truck at 2044 Hylan Boulevard on the morning of April 6 when a driver […]

MTA: Bike Racks Are Coming to Buses Over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

By Stephen Miller | Aug 31, 2015 | 15 Comments

As of September 6, New York will no longer be the only major American city without bike racks on its buses. The MTA announced this afternoon that it is launching a one-year pilot of front-mounted bike racks on the S53 and S93 routes, which run across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. “Before this program, our customers had no […]

CB 7 Committee Asks DOT for Amsterdam Protected Bike Lane “Immediately”

By Stephen Miller | Jun 11, 2015 | 7 Comments

On Tuesday, the Manhattan Community Board 7 transportation committee unanimously passed a resolution asking DOT to immediately install a protected bike lane on Amsterdam Avenue in the neighborhood. DOT has built out a southbound protected bike lane on Columbus Avenue from 110th Street almost to Columbus Circle over the past five years, but the city has not created a […]

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