Julianne Cuba
Email Julianne Cuba at julianne@streetsblog.org
Recent Posts
UPDATED: Another Cyclist Killed Along Brooklyn’s Deadly Third Avenue on Christmas Morning
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A notorious Sunset Park death trap claims the life of a 33-year-old man.
Developers Want to Cut Required Bike Parking In Midtown Tower
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The builders of a massive tower next to Grand Central Terminal want to reduce by nearly 65 percent the amount of bike parking they are required to include in their project. Members of Community Board 5 were incensed.
DOI REPORT: NYPD Inappropriately Used Bikes As Weapons
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“Our general finding is those tactics were overused in a disproportionate way," the Department of Investigations commissioner says.
City Finally Commits To Finishing Queens Boulevard Bike Lane — Again
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The city said it would finally break ground on the last phase of the long-delayed Queens Boulevard protected bike lane next year — and exactly as it was originally designed. Sorry, Karen!
Cops: 24th Cyclist Killed By Truck Driver In Harlem
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Another cyclist — likely the 24th this year — has died on a New York City street, and police are blaming the victim.
The Bike Boom Continues — Cycling Triples on the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway
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More and more cyclists, but only a slow increase in infrastructure.
Cycling is Up, Car Trips are Down, De Blasio is Confused
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Here's some fuzzy math: Cycling over the city's East River bridges continues to increase, while car traffic over the very same spans continues to fall — yet the de Blasio administration is doing nothing to add space for bike riders.
Family of Hit-and-Run Victim Seeks Public’s Help Searching for Speeding Driver
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The latest unsolved hit-and-run has left a family struggling to pay medical bills.
Bronx Cyclist Injuries Will Keep Rising Without Protected Bike Infrastructure, Advocates Say
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If you don't build it, they will come — and get hurt.
‘Honest Mistake’? Brooklyn DA Detective Offers Poor Excuse for the Kind of Illegal Parking that Kills Cyclists
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Of all the people to park in a bike lane!
Pol Introduces Bill To Let Citizens Report Placard Abuse — And Win Cash!
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Wouldn't it be great to make a citizen's arrest for placard abuse? Councilman Steve Levin of Brooklyn might just get you paid, too!
License Revoked For Driver Who Killed 10-Year-Old Boy Last Year
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The Department of Motor Vehicles has revoked the license of the driver who killed a 10-year-old boy waiting at a bus stop in Midwood last year, a driver whom Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez declined to prosecute.