Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

Eyes on the Street: Driver Goes Wheels-Up Outside Inwood School

By Brad Aaron | Mar 20, 2012 | No Comments

Via Shannon Park (@GothamGoddess), this was the scene on Park Terrace West at Isham Street in Inwood this morning. Hard to tell how the driver of the SUV managed to mount a parked livery cab, but we do know a few things. Park Terrace West is not a wide, speed-inducing roadway. It’s northbound-only with parking […]

Eyes on the Street: More Bike Cops? More Bike Cops!

By Brad Aaron | Mar 8, 2012 | 10 Comments

Here’s another shot of the NYPD bike corps in glorious action. Our tipster says this driver was nabbed after running a red on Ninth Avenue near 34th Street. As the saying goes, twice is coincidence, three times is a trend. A Streetfilms t-shirt to the next reader who sends in a pic of pedal-powered NYPD […]

Eyes on the Street: NYPD Bike Patrol Takes Care of Business

By Brad Aaron | Mar 7, 2012 | 28 Comments

Submitted by Streetsblog reader Hilda, this was the scene at Eighth Avenue near West 44th Street this morning. Writes Hilda: “And I will note that the cop on the bike HAD TO LEAVE THE BIKE LANE to go around the cab before pulling out his ticket book.” We can only assume none of his colleagues […]

Eyes On The Street: Cyclists Ticketing Cyclists

By Noah Kazis | Feb 23, 2012 | 32 Comments

Via Bowery Boogie, two photos of bike-riding NYPD officers writing up two other cyclists for running red lights at the corner of Bowery and Delancey. The Good: NYPD officers on bikes are not a sight you see every day. Bicycles can help police get around better in heavily congested areas and break down officers’ windshield […]

Eyes on the Street: Next-Gen No Standing Signs in Inwood

By Brad Aaron | Feb 6, 2012 | 6 Comments

The city recently replaced four parking spots at Park Terrace West and W. 218th Street, in Inwood, with a no standing zone. The 34th Precinct reportedly requested the change to give drivers exiting Park Terrace West, a northbound one-way street, a better view of east-west traffic on 218th. Inevitably, car owners accustomed to parking at […]

Eyes on the Street: New Plaza Coming Soon

By Noah Kazis | Jan 31, 2012 | 1 Comment

A reader passed along this photo of a new sign announcing that Fowler Square, a small triangle of grass in Fort Greene, is in line for a public space upgrade courtesy the Fulton Area Business Alliance and NYC DOT’s plaza program. Head to the Facebook group advertised on the sign and there’s more information. The […]

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