Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Upper West Side

"We weren’t even double digits, we were in third grade," said Zoe Litt (left), standing with Nathalie Christman, who were both friends of Cooper Stock (inset), who was killed by a driver in 2014. Photo: Kevin Duggan

‘Cooper’s Troopers’: Teens March for Last Time to Honor Classmate Killed by a Driver 9 Years Ago

By Kevin Duggan | Jun 1, 2023 | No Comments

The youngsters — "Cooper's Troopers" — have been doing the walk from the Calhoun School every year to the intersection where Cooper was killed, and Thursday marked the final time for their tribute as they are set to graduate this year.

Manhattan Community Board 7 took up the issue of crosstown bike lanes on March 14.

OPINION: How An Upper West Side Community Meeting Changed My Mind About Bike Lanes

By Lauren DeFazio | Apr 4, 2023 | No Comments

A funny thing happened to me when I went to speak out against proposed crosstown bike lanes at my Upper West Side community board — I changed my mind.

Carling Mott, inset, was killed by a truck driver on a crosstown street that did not have a bike lane. File photo

Upper West Side Panel Backs Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 15, 2023 | No Comments

The vote by CB7's Transportation Committee follwed a parade of residents who spoke overwhelmingly for cycling and pedestrian safety.

Dozens of people rallied in 2019 outside a building on Central Park West in support of a protected bike lane. Such activism antagonized car-owners on Manhattan CB7, who later moved against street-safety activists on the board. Photo: Jim Burke

Streetsblog Gets Action: Manhattan Community Board Retreats on Gag Rule

By Eve Kessler | Jun 13, 2022 | No Comments

Manhattan's Community Board 7 has abandoned its bid to muzzle members with ties to a prominent street-safety organization, a move undertaken after Streetsblog exposed the effort to change the panel's bylaws.

A pro-car Upper West Side resident rises to defend his entitlement at the CB7 Transportation Committee Meeting in 2019. Some CB7 members are sorry that the body passed a resolution asking the city to consider curb uses other than parking. Photo: Eve Kessler

Upper West Side Community Board Tries To Muzzle Street-Safety Activists

By Eve Kessler | May 27, 2022 | No Comments

Revenge is a dish best served ... by changing the rules.

MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: The 24th vs. the 41st in the Western Region Final

By Streetsblog | Mar 30, 2022 | No Comments

Today's bout is a battle between Bronx champions, the 41st Precinct, and the Manhattan champs at the 24th Precinct. One precinct really brought its "A" game. The other did not.

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