Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

Eyes on the Street: A New Sidewalk and a Safer Crossing in Woodside

By Brad Aaron | Aug 5, 2014 | 4 Comments

A simple fix from DOT has made it easier and safer for pedestrians to walk between Woodside and Jackson Heights. Angus Grieve-Smith posted the above photo on Facebook of 37th Avenue at 69th Street, near Broadway and the BQE, where DOT has added new sidewalk space on the south side of the avenue [PDF]. In the […]

Eyes on the Street: Slower Speed Limits Coming to Broadway, Southern Blvd

By Ben Fried | Aug 1, 2014 | 5 Comments

A Streetsblog reader sent in this NYPD flyer posted in the lobby of his apartment building on the Upper West Side, and another reports getting the same notice via email yesterday. The citywide 25 mph speed limit enacted by Albany this session is expected to go into effect in October. In the meantime, the de […]

Here They Are: Meet Some of NYC’s Worst Sidewalk Hogs

By Brad Aaron | Jul 14, 2014 | 15 Comments

We asked for photos of NYC’s worst sidewalk-hogging businesses, and readers responded. We relaxed our guidelines a little to make room for government agencies. In the arena of public institutions that show no respect for people on foot, the United States Postal Service and employees of Metro-North in Harlem deserve special recognition. Not surprisingly, car-related […]

Eyes on the Street: Keeping Trash Off the Sidewalks in Buenos Aires

By Brad Aaron | Jul 8, 2014 | 28 Comments

Clarence Eckerson has been following our #sidewalkhogs competition while in South America. He sends this photo from Buenos Aires. “Not only have I seen very few cars parked on sidewalks,” writes Clarence, “there are hundreds of spaces in the city where trash pick up is located in the street in what were once parking spaces.” This […]

Eyes on the Street: New Bike Channel on Inwood Hill Park Rail Bridge

By Brad Aaron | Jul 7, 2014 | 14 Comments

Reader Kimberly Kinchen tweeted this photo of a new bike channel on the stairs of the bridge over train tracks that separate Dyckman Fields, on the Hudson River, from the rest of Inwood Hill Park, to the east. “It’s only on the second flight so far,” wrote Kinchen. “I assume they’ll install them on the […]

Who Are NYC’s Worst Sidewalk Hogs? Keep Those Tweets Coming

By Brad Aaron | Jul 7, 2014 | 8 Comments

There’s still time to submit your photos of sidewalk-hogging businesses. Inspired by Clarence Eckerson’s pics of a car dealership that swallowed a new sidewalk extension in Sunnyside, we’re looking for other examples across the city. Readers who tweet the most shameless #sidewalkhogs shots will be rewarded with Streetfilms DVDs. Be sure to include location info […]

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