Upper West Side Community Board Strongly Backs CPW Protected Bike Lane
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After a raucous two hours of debate and testimony, CB7 voted 27-7 in favor, with five abstentions.
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UPDATE: NYPD Arrests Driver Who Hit and Killed a Woman in the Crosswalk
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Updated: Cops cuffed the driver who struck and killed a woman in a crosswalk of a Brooklyn intersection, the NYPD said on July 8. On June 30, police offered preliminary information about the death of 33-year-old Ingrid Pineda-Cuellar, who was struck by 78-year-old Jean Victorin as she crossed Utica Avenue at 6:53 a.m. on June 27. Police […]
Busway Blues: Judge Halts City’s Transit Plan for 14th Street
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A judge has ordered the city to halt its plans to convert a long stretch of 14th Street into a bus route — dashing, at least for now, a basic improvement of service for long-suffering transit riders.
NYPD May Stop Ticketing Cyclists After They’re Killed
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NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan’s seemingly ad-libbed comments came after a reporter at unrelated press conference asked why bikers are typically targeted for enforcement after they are killed by car drivers.
Here’s What the NYPD Doesn’t Want You to Know About Its ‘No-Bell’ Crackdown
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The NYPD has denied a freedom of information request seeking information about police officers' targeted harassment against cyclists back in April.
State to Study Reuse of Old ‘Motor Parkway’ in Eastern Queens
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Queens cyclists and pedestrians are closer to getting more control over a car highway in that was built in the early days of the automobile.