Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parks

Eyes on the Street: Un-Plowed Bikeway on Parks Department Turf

By Stephen Miller | Jan 29, 2015 | 7 Comments

Most of NYC’s bridge paths and protected bikeways seem to have been cleared well in the aftermath of this week’s snowstorm, judging by the lack of snowed-in bike lane photos in the Streetsblog inbox. It’s a different story on Parks Department turf. This stretch, flagged by commenter BBnet3000 yesterday morning, is the center median bikeway on […]

70th Precinct Fines People for Choosing a Safe Place to Walk or Bike at Night

By Brad Aaron | Nov 13, 2014 | 57 Comments

Brooklynites are asking the city to stop penalizing people for walking and biking on a park path that lets them avoid dangerous traffic on a nearby street. The paved path through the Parade Ground south of Prospect Park links the park loop with low-traffic neighborhood streets, serving as an alternative to Coney Island Avenue, a wide […]

Julissa Ferreras Joins Corona Residents in Planning for a Safer 111th Street

By Stephen Miller | Nov 10, 2014 | 1 Comment

Residents and community groups in Corona are working to tame traffic on an extra-wide street that separates their neighborhood from the largest park in Queens. They’re backed by a council member who, in addition to putting aside funds for the project, is asking the city to bring bike lanes and traffic calming to the rest […]

Momentum Builds for Car-Free Trials in Central Park and Prospect Park

By Stephen Miller | Oct 9, 2014 | 10 Comments

The very first Streetfilm was released 10 years ago, for a campaign that’s on the verge of a major milestone today. On Tuesday, Council Members Mark Levine and Helen Rosenthal introduced a bill that would make the entirety of the Central Park loop car-free for three months next summer. The city would be required to […]

Bronx Advocates Push for New Pedestrian Plaza in Soundview

By Stephen Miller | Jul 15, 2014 | 3 Comments

Near the intersection of Morrison and Westchester Avenues in Soundview, just a block from the Bronx River Parkway, one block separates a forlorn green triangle from Parque de Los Niños and its well-used benches and baseball diamonds. Now, a local group is hoping to phase in public space upgrades to the area through DOT’s plaza […]

Eyes on the Street: New Bike Channel on Inwood Hill Park Rail Bridge

By Brad Aaron | Jul 7, 2014 | 14 Comments

Reader Kimberly Kinchen tweeted this photo of a new bike channel on the stairs of the bridge over train tracks that separate Dyckman Fields, on the Hudson River, from the rest of Inwood Hill Park, to the east. “It’s only on the second flight so far,” wrote Kinchen. “I assume they’ll install them on the […]

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