Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

Grand Army Plaza Bollards: Saving Lives and Wrecking Cars

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 8, 2006 | 1 Comment

The scene on Monday morning at the pedestrian refuge island in the middle of Flatbush Avenue between Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Public Library. The bollards this guy smashed into surround the infamous pedestrian refuge island where the "little walk man" beckons people into the middle of Flatbush Avenue and then sadistically traps them there as heavy traffic flies […]

Where in the City is This?

By Glenn McAnanama | Nov 1, 2006 | 19 Comments

A community garden. A cyclist. A highrise in the background. Where in New York City is this?

Eyes on the Street: Portland

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 1, 2006 | 1 Comment

Portland Week continues here on Streetsblog…

Eyes on the Street: Washington Square Park

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 31, 2006 | 9 Comments

These burned-out cars on Washington Square Park were the result of:a) A rowdy Halloween Critical Mass ride on Friday.b) An alternate side of street parking mishap. c) The filming of the next Will Smith movie Camera phone photos by Nicholas Whitaker.

Eyes on the Street: SoHo

By Aaron Donovan | Oct 24, 2006 | 8 Comments

Ride a Bike & Get the World’s Best Cookie Half-Price

By Alec | Oct 13, 2006 | 13 Comments

While we’re seeking great streets, we’ve found an exemplary store in Manhattan’s Build a Green Bakery. This tiny East Village shop sells organic pastries, coffee and tea in an all-sustainable setting. The owner, City Bakery’s Maury Rubin, made the space an environmentalists’ showroom. He chose walls of wheat and sunflower husks and colored them with […]

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