Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Cycle of Rage

Arthur Schwartz. Photo: @advocat4justice/Twitter

CYCLE OF RAGE: NIMBY Lawyer Arthur Schwartz Sees Himself as Jane Jacobs Fighting Robert Moses

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 14, 2019 | 35 Comments

A long call with the lawyer for a group of Village residents who want bike and bus lanes removed reveals a powerful mix of delusion, elitism and wealth.

An appeal slowed down the M14 Busway, but a ruling on Friday may jumpstart it. Photo: Google Maps

CYCLE OF RAGE: Mr. Mayor, Commit Now to Retaining L-Train Improvements

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 5, 2019 | 9 Comments

The mayor must keep the streetscape improvements — the bus lanes, the bike lanes, the carpool restrictions, the 14th Street busway, the ferries, the extended G trains, etc. — that were set in place for the L-train shutdown.

CYCLE OF RAGE: Mayor de Blasio is Blind to the Real Terror — Cars!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 28, 2018 | 10 Comments

We don't have a democratically elected government anymore in New York City — we have a government by irrational old ladies.

This is the last thing we want to see. Video still: ABC7

CYCLE OF RAGE: NYPD is Not Doing Enough to Crack Down on Cabbies on their Phones

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 19, 2018 | 4 Comments

Uber and Lyft basically require cabbies to be on their phones all day — so why isn't the NYPD battling this known safety scourge?

One of the illegally parked cars was, of course, a police van, which created this chokepoint on Christopher Street. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

CYCLE OF RAGE: Hey, Sixth Precinct — Cyclists Need Protection, Not Intimidation

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 14, 2018 | 20 Comments

A nasty tweet reads like a declaration of war by the Sixth Precinct against city cyclists. Our editor calls out West Village cops — and their commanding officer Robert O'Hare — for having zero vision instead of Vision Zero.

This bicyclist was forced into traffic because of an unsafe new design installed this week by DOT. Photos: Gersh Kuntzman

UPDATE: DOT Says It Will Fix Screwed-Up Delancey and Allen Intersection

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 24, 2018 | 27 Comments

The Department of Transportation now says it will fix everything at the newly ruined intersection of Delancey and Allen streets.

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