Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Street Safety

This kind of thing wouldn't happen as often if cars were restricted and pedestrians and cyclists had more space of their own. File photo: Streetsblog

BEHIND THE NUMBERS: Bike Injuries Are Up in Places with Worst Infrastructure

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 7, 2020 | No Comments

The Bronx is up and the Battery's down. New York, New York — it's a dangerous town!

A little-known path through Fort Washington Park in Upper Manhattan (see red line) lets cyclists using the Hudson River Greenway avoid hilly terrain around the George Washington Bridge. Image: Google

Eyes on the Street: An Abandoned Greenway Annex Beckons Bike Commuters

By Ed Ravin | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments

A decrepit path through Fort Washington Park could act as an alternative route for those seeking to avoid hills. Of course, the city would have to fix it.

Mayor de Blasio with the NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea — together before COVID. File photo: NYC Mayor's Office

OPINION: Mayor de Blasio Must Hold NYPD To Account for Bronx Assault

By Ida Sawyer | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments

Police abuses of Mott Haven protesters in June violated international law, says Human Rights Watch.

Here's the moment just after David Sabedra spat on cyclist Kara McCurdy.

UNMASKED: Crescent Street ‘Spitter’ is a Repeat Reckless Driver and Violent Offender

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 5, 2020 | No Comments

Chew on this: The man who spat on a cyclist last week in the Crescent Street protected bike lane is a recidivist reckless driver, convicted felon and notorious hothead whose car should not even be on the road.

Asphalt jungle: Looking south toward East Tremont Avenue from the sidewalk adjacent to the newly opened West Farms Rapids Park. Cyclists and pedestrians seeking to continue along the Bronx River Greenway must brave six lanes of traffic with no designated median for crossing and limited cross walks. There is also no clear sidewalk path between the parks. Photo: Roy Smith

OPINION: City Must Fix a Dangerous Gap in the Bronx River Greenway

By Twahira Khan, Richard Gans and John Sanchez | Oct 4, 2020 | No Comments

Funds and plans exist to fix a block-long stretch of road between Starlight and West Farms Rapids parks — but the DOT hasn't moved for a decade. What gives?

Last year, candles burned for each of the five people killed this year in Sunset Park. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Cyclist Killed by Motorcyclist on Deadly Third Avenue in Brooklyn

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 3, 2020 | No Comments

Another cyclist has been killed on Brooklyn's deadly Third Avenue — this time run over by a motorcyclist.

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