Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Coronavirus Crisis

The Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan. Photo: Port Authority

Port Authority Must Reopen Crucial Bus Lane, Riders And Advocates Say

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 18, 2020 | No Comments

Public transit riders get screwed as car drivers reclaim a dedicated bus lane on the Manhattan-bound Lincoln Tunnel approach road.

Council Member Carlina Rivera, seen here with her own bike. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Manhattan Council Member: Make ‘Open Streets’ Program More Equitable

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 17, 2020 | No Comments

"This program has not been the model for equity that we must always be striving for in a city rife with injustice," Carlina Rivera wrote in a letter to the mayor.

Beryl founder Emily Brooke on one of her company's rentable bikes, the kind of bike that will no longer debut on Staten Island.

Staten Island Won’t Get Bike Share Until 2021 At The Earliest

By Dave Colon | Aug 17, 2020 | No Comments

Beryl Bikes? More like Bummer Bikes.

"Streeteries" are one new use of the curb. More are coming. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Knives Out: Here Are This Weekend’s New ‘Open Restaurant’ Streets

By Streetsblog | Aug 14, 2020 | No Comments

The city has announced 21 more locations for outdoor dining starting this weekend, bringing the total number of weekend dining streets and plazas to 85 locations. Here are the new stretches.

From ‘Thousands,’ Citi Bike Now Promises ‘Hundreds’ Of New E-Bikes This Summer

By Dave Colon | Aug 10, 2020 | No Comments

Where's the e-bike Lyftbowski?

Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit

With No Federal Money Coming, the MTA Has Options — Bad Ones

By Dave Colon | Aug 6, 2020 | No Comments

The Feds are allowing transit agencies to use capital funds for operating expenses. But that option comes with huge downsides.

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