Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Staten Island

Ped Improvements Will Ease Transit Access in East New York, Port Richmond

By Noah Kazis | Jun 1, 2011 | 4 Comments

In two low-income neighborhoods, DOT is planning to make it easier and safer for residents to reach transit. In East New York [PDF] and Port Richmond [PDF], features like curb extensions, new sidewalks, and improved pedestrian ramps will be installed by next year. While both neighborhoods have rich transit options — that section of East […]

Cyclists Blindsided By City’s Erasure of Father Capodanno Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Nov 18, 2010 | 23 Comments

For the second time in 12 months, the Bloomberg administration will remove a link in the bicycle network after receiving complaints from bike lane opponents. The Staten Island Advance reports that the bike lane on Father Capodanno Boulevard will not be striped again after the street is repaved. The news comes two months after the […]

Nadler Revives Fight Against Trucker Giveaway on Verrazano

By Noah Kazis | Oct 15, 2010 | 21 Comments

The one-way tolls on the Verrazano Bridge have been a major cause of truck traffic in New York City since they were instituted in 1986. Though numerous efforts to restore two-way tolls have failed over the last two and a half decades, technological progress may finally bring victory within reach. Congressman Jerry Nadler thinks that […]

S.I. Advance: Capodanno Plagued By Speeding, So Get Rid of the Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Sep 24, 2010 | 19 Comments

Earlier this week the Downtown Express injected some common sense into the public discussion about the value of bike lanes. With protected lanes on Ninth and Eighth Avenue now a valued safety improvement after facing some pushback at first, the paper predicted that initial complaints about the new lanes on the East Side will subside […]

Parks Dept Allows Catering Hall to Fence Off Staten Island Greenway

By Ben Fried | Jun 30, 2010 | 23 Comments

A Staten Island catering hall erected this jury-rigged greenway-blocking fence and laid down a makeshift paintjob that "erases" markings on the path. They added the courteous touch of caution tape after cyclist Gregory DeRespino slammed into the fence. Photo: SI Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel The New York City Parks Department has come up with a striking new […]

“Unsuspecting Drivers” Caught Zooming Past Staten Island School

By Ben Fried | Sep 21, 2009 | 10 Comments

Photo: Staten Island Advance. Here’s something you’d like to see more of from the NYPD: Cops cracking down on speeders near a school zone. Reports the Staten Island Advance: Staten Island’s newest speed trap is snaring unsuspecting drivers who must drop from a highway speed of 50 mph to 30 mph on the off-ramp, to […]

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