Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Chinatown

Sign the Petition to Fix Canal Street, “Manhattan’s Boulevard of Death”

By Brad Aaron | Feb 9, 2018 | 12 Comments

Canal Street is Manhattan's preeminent traffic sewer. A loud, dirty, menacing torrent of motorized traffic with cramped sidewalks and no designated space for bicycling, Canal gets pulverized by the "trucker's special," which gives motorists a free ride across Lower Manhattan via the untolled Manhattan Bridge to the untolled westbound Holland Tunnel.

Park Row Security Zone to Reopen With Two-Way Bike Lane and Wider Sidewalk

By Brad Aaron | Aug 31, 2017 | 25 Comments

Park Row in Chinatown, which NYPD has treated as a security checkpoint since 9/11, will get a bi-directional bikeway and 10,000 square feet of painted sidewalk from Worth Street to Frankfort Street.

Canal Street at Bowery, where a yellow cab driver killed cyclist Edouard Menuau. Photo: Google Maps

NYPD in Default Victim-Blaming Mode After Yellow Cab Driver Kills Cyclist in Chinatown

By Brad Aaron | Aug 29, 2017 | 5 Comments

NYC motorists killed four people riding bikes over a 15-day period in June and July. In every case, NYPD said the victim ran a red while citing no corroborative evidence.

It's not quite finished, but you can ride in the new, safer Chrystie Street bike lane. Photos: David Meyer

The Beginnings of the Chrystie Street Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Nov 21, 2016 | 1 Comment

DOT is striping and painting the new two-way protected bike lane between the Manhattan Bridge and Houston Street.

Streetfilms Shorties: Fix the Dysfunctional Chrystie Street Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Oct 26, 2015 | 25 Comments

Back in February, Manhattan Community Board 3 asked DOT to study a protected bike lane for Chrystie Street. Head over there during any rush hour and it’s easy to see why: There are tons of people biking to and from the Manhattan Bridge, but the painted bike lanes on Chrystie are constantly blocked by double-parked […]

Eyes on the Street: A Flower-Protected Chrystie Street Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Oct 7, 2015 | 17 Comments

Chrystie Street: 25 cones, 1 dozen sunflowers. Enjoy your commute. #bikenyc #demandmore pic.twitter.com/nrPzu431oP — Transformation Dept. (@NYC_DOTr) October 7, 2015 Bike commuters on Chrystie Street found a pleasant surprise this morning. The street’s northbound bike lane, a busy connector from the Manhattan Bridge that’s usually a favorite of illegally-parked drivers, had received an upgrade: Someone added orange traffic […]

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