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Eyes on the Street: SUVs Planted in 14th Street Pedestrian Plaza

By Brad Aaron | Nov 17, 2014 | 16 Comments

“The Vanishing Game” is a Range Rover ad posing as a book. What a fitting title for this takeover of the pedestrian plaza at 14th Street and Ninth Avenue, a sizable area of which disappeared over the weekend under a couple of luxury SUVs. True to the ad-as-book fakery, these things were tilted on jacks […]

Eyes on the Street: New 30 MPH Speed Limit Signs on Riverside Drive

By Brad Aaron | Nov 11, 2014 | 41 Comments

According to DOT, as of November 7 the maximum legal speed on 90 percent of city streets is 25 miles per hour or lower. Regarding the criteria for exceptions to the new 25 mph default speed limit, a DOT FAQ sheet reads as follows: Some larger streets, such as limited access highways or major arterial streets, […]

Eyes on the Street: Greenway Link That Burns Up Kips Bay Condo Owners

By Stephen Miller | Nov 7, 2014 | 26 Comments

DOT has striped and painted an important greenway connection on one block of East 37th Street, which received the support of Manhattan Community Board 6 last month. DOT began installing the bike lane this week, and the agency says the full project will be complete by the end of next week. This short but crucial greenway […]

Eyes on the Street: Cabbie on the Hudson River Greenway

By Brad Aaron | Nov 4, 2014 | 49 Comments

The Hudson River Greenway is supposed to be a place where New Yorkers can walk and bike without fear of being hit by motorists. But this is not the case, as regular greenway users are well aware. Caught on camera today by Shelly Mossey, this cab driver was on the bikeway to the south of […]

Motorist With NYC Disability Placard Blocks Curb Ramp With Car — Legally

By Brad Aaron | Oct 30, 2014 | 6 Comments

I’ve taken up the early morning walk habit, and my route takes me through the intersection of Seaman Avenue and W. 214th Street, in Inwood. It’s a T intersection with an unmarked crosswalk and curb cuts. I wrote a few months back about how DOT basically did away with a lot of unmarked crosswalks by […]

Eyes on the Street: The 78th Precinct Gets Its Bike Corral

By Stephen Miller | Oct 29, 2014 | 60 Comments

After a request from 78th Precinct commanding officer Captain Frank DiGiacomo, DOT has installed a four-rack bike corral in front of the precinct house on Bergen Street in Prospect Heights. N. Wayne Bailey, chair of the precinct’s community council, snapped photos of the new bike parking yesterday. The 78th Precinct has established a reputation for supporting livable […]

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