Julianne Cuba
Email Julianne Cuba at julianne@streetsblog.org
Recent Posts
Astoria’s Crescent Street Bike Lane Is Having Its Own Bike Boom
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A cyclist count shows that once-controversial lane is a resounding success.
Two New Busways Open in Jamaica, But Locals, Pols Still Wary for Some Reason
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Will it be the most “impactful bus improvements” in the city’s history, as Mayor de Blasio called it? Well, it's a start.
DOT Study Shows that Bike Lanes Cut Risk of Cyclist Injury By One-Third (Yes, And…?)
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So remind us again? How come every street doesn't have a bike lane?
PROPS FOR PROP 2: Referendum Could Empower State’s Livable-Streets Advocates
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Do you want a Constitutional right to breathe clean air? Then vote "yes" on this ballot proposal.
DOT Wants Meeting with State DMV Head to Get Killer Drivers Off the Road
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Hank Gutman wants a sit-down with DMV Commissioner Mark Schroeder (who? Exactly.)
DOT Punts Long-Delayed Fifth Avenue Project to Next Mayor
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A busway and a protected bike lane are on hold until after the holidays. Is the city taking its cues from the New York Post?
AWFULLY IRONIC: NYPD Threatens Tipster After Streetsblog Story About Prior Harassment Over 311 Complaints About Illegal Parking
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“Keep fucking around,” the new harasser texted.
BAD COP, BAD COP: NYPD Threatens Tipster for Filing 311 Complaints About Illegal Parking
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Members of the NYPD harassed a cyclist after he reported the cops for illegally parking, according to the complainant — and now the matter is under investigation by the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
Reckless Driver Pleads Not Guilty for Wrong-Way Crash that Killed Baby Apolline
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The recidivist reckless driver now facing assault and manslaughter charges for killing a 3-month-old baby at a Brooklyn intersection last month pleaded not guilty on Thursday — even though he confessed and apologized for the crime when cops finally collared him after a frenzied and violent attempt to flee, prosecutors said.
DÉJA-BLEW: City Failed to Get Another Reckless Driver Off the Road Before Crashing Into Funeral Home
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Too little, too late — again.
Powerful Manhattan Pol Says He Did Not Break State Law When He Doored Cyclist* And Fled^
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* Dooring a cyclist is a crime. ^So is fleeing the scene of a crash before cops get there. So Keith Wright is likely in trouble.
Jersey City Mayor One-Ups New York Again With Truly Protected Bike Lanes
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Mayor Steven Fulop said that only stronger physical barriers will keep cyclists safe.