Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Coronavirus Crisis

Post reporter Vin Barone — special delivery. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Bike Angels: Couriers Deliver Food, Supplies To New Yorkers Stuck At Home

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 21, 2020 | No Comments

Now these are what you call Bike Angels!

The city created a temporary protected bike lane on First Avenue during the UNGA, sending cyclists through the left side of the tunnel between 40th and 49th streets. Photo: DOT.

Mayor Announces Emergency Bike Lanes for Smith Street, Second Ave. ‘Gap’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 20, 2020 | No Comments

It's a start.

Very special delivery! Bartender Tom Roughton (right) drops a fresh cocktail off to grateful customer Victoria Rosner (left). Photo: Dave Colon

Ride On: Brooklyn Bartender is Biking Door To Door To Provide Essential ‘Medication’

By Dave Colon | Mar 20, 2020 | No Comments

Man, you really need a drink right now — so call Tom Roughton and he'll bike it right over.

UPDATED: Cuomo Order Declares Bike Shops ‘Non-Essential’ Despite Cycling Surge

By Gersh Kuntzman and Eve Kessler | Mar 20, 2020 | No Comments

Gov. Cuomo's just-issued shelter-in-place order allows for "essential" businesses to remain open, but the car-loving Big Dog has defined "essential" to include auto repair shops, but not bicycle repair shops.

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Friday’s Headlines: Virtual De Blasio Edition

By Streetsblog | Mar 20, 2020 | No Comments

The mayor did a conference call with reporters instead of his usual in-person avail — but it did prompt yet another classic exchange between Hizzoner and his regular whipping boy, our editor. Plus the other news.

Bike injuries are down but cyclists in Southern Brooklyn are still disproportionately getting hurt.
Photo: Hilda Cohen

NYPD: Bike Injuries Are Up 43 Percent During Coronavirus Crisis

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 19, 2020 | No Comments

If the corona doesn't get you, the car owner might.

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