Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Times Square

Happy Memorial Day Weekend (With Gusto This Time)

By Ben Fried | May 22, 2009 | 13 Comments

The full transformation will take a few months to set up, but come Memorial Day, pedestrians will finally have some breathing room at Times Square. When Memorial Day weekend rolls around, here at Streetsblog we usually take the opportunity to note the advent of the summer driving season — and all the waste and violence […]

Midtown Movie Car Chase Ends with Car Jumping Curb, Injuring Two

By Sarah Goodyear | May 4, 2009 | 20 Comments

The New York Post has posted shocking video of a movie car chase being filmed in Times Square that ended with a car losing control, jumping the curb and injuring two pedestrians. (Warning: this includes some graphic images): Fortunately, according to the AP, the pedestrians’ injuries were not life-threatening. It’s not clear how tightly the […]

Eyes on the Street: Obama Takes Manhattan

By Brad Aaron | Nov 5, 2008 | 4 Comments

A scene from Midtown early this morning, after Barack Obama was named president-elect. On the A downtown from Inwood, new passengers were welcomed with screams and cheers at every stop. It was standing room only by the time the train reached 42 Street. New Yorkers lined the sidewalks in Times Square. Cars rolled through slowly, […]

Broadway Boulevard Confirms: People Will Sit in Well-Placed Seats

By Ben Fried | Sep 23, 2008 | 14 Comments

Broadway Boulevard takes center stage in a USA Today story on New York City’s recent pedestrian improvements. Those who questioned whether people would sit in plazas near passing traffic have their answer: Bianca Assim-Kon, 30, was initially skeptical about the plazas. "I saw them doing this, and my co-worker and I (said) all the tourists […]

In Week of Carnage, Times Looks Askance at Broadway Traffic-Calming

By Brad Aaron | Aug 26, 2008 | 20 Comments

Projects like Broadway Boulevard are intended, in part, to reduce auto-pedestrian conflicts. Yesterday traffic agent Donnette Sanz was buried with her infant son. Two weeks ago, she was crossing a Bronx street on her lunch break when she was hit by a van and thrown under a school bus. Her unborn child was delivered prematurely […]

Eyes on the Street: A Walk Down Broadway Boulevard

By Ben Fried | Aug 19, 2008 | 38 Comments

After Summer Streets wrapped up last Saturday, I headed over to Times Square to check out the progress on DOT’s "Broadway Boulevard" project. The new street geometry and surfacing are mostly in place, while plantings and furniture have yet to arrive. The bike lane was also fully functional, making this pedicab ride across 41st Street […]

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