Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Upper East Side

CB 8 Votes For Car-Free Park Trial, Declares All Cyclists Scofflaws

By Ben Fried | Jun 17, 2011 | 24 Comments

Manhattan Community Board 8 voted Wednesday night in favor of a car-free Central Park trial this summer, joining an increasingly long list of community boards in support of the proposal. My unofficial tally of the roll call had the final vote at 36-8 in favor. The car-free park trial has picked up committee votes at […]

East Siders Press Case for Traffic Enforcement to NYPD, Vance

By Brad Aaron | Feb 9, 2011 | 1 Comment

Residents of the Upper East Side, fed up with reckless drivers and reeling from recent pedestrian deaths, took advantage of an opportunity to make their case directly to NYPD this week. At a Monday night meeting of the 19th Precinct community council, reports DNAinfo, locals spoke of being afraid to cross the street, and asked […]

East Side Coalition Unveils Its Vision for Safer, Transit-Friendly Streets

By Ben Fried | Jan 28, 2011 | 52 Comments

Earlier this week, Laurence Renard was killed as she crossed First Avenue when a dump truck driver turned into her path from 90th Street, hitting her from behind. Renard was one of at least six pedestrians and cyclists who have lost their lives in traffic crashes on East Side streets since last August. People are […]

Truck Driver Backs Over, Kills Pedestrian on UES; NYPD: “No Criminality”

By Noah Kazis | Dec 7, 2010 | 55 Comments

A dump truck driver hit and killed a 21-year-old man on the Upper East Side this morning at 6:06 a.m. The driver was traveling north on Madison Avenue when he realized he had passed his destination near 81st Street, according to the NYPD. He then put the truck in reverse, said police, and began to […]

Fight for Completed East Side Bike Lanes Comes to City Hall Steps

By Noah Kazis | Nov 10, 2010 | 13 Comments

After rallying on the steps of City Hall this afternoon, Transportation Alternatives delivered 2,500 handwritten letters urging Mayor Bloomberg to complete the protected bike lanes on First and Second Avenues. Joined by elected officials and more than forty supporters, T.A. called on Bloomberg to fulfill the promise of safe walking and cycling on Manhattan’s East […]

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Select Bus Service Debuts on Manhattan’s East Side

By Elizabeth Press | Oct 14, 2010 | No Comments

This weekend, Select Bus Service debuted on First and Second Avenues in Manhattan, bringing a package of improvements to speed trips on one of New York’s most-used bus routes. Buses on the M15 route were traveling at a snail-like clip of less than 6 mph before the introduction of SBS. Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette […]

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