Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Chinatown

Manhattan CB 3 Asks DOT for Protected Bikeway on Chrystie Street

By Stephen Miller | Feb 26, 2015 | 19 Comments

In a unanimous 35-0 vote last night, Manhattan Community Board 3, which covers Chinatown and the Lower East Side, asked DOT to study a two-way protected bikeway for Chrystie Street, an important link to the Manhattan Bridge bike path. The vote follows months of dialogue between bike advocates and community groups, and comes on the […]

CB 3 Committee Asks DOT for Protected Bikeway on Chrystie Street

By Stephen Miller | Feb 13, 2015 | 33 Comments

The community board covering the Lower East Side and Chinatown is set to ask DOT to transform the Chrystie Street bike lane from barely visible stripes blocked by double-parked cars into a two-way protected bikeway along Sara D. Roosevelt Park, connecting the Manhattan Bridge with the Second Avenue protected bike lane. The transportation committee of […]

Precinct Where Drivers Killed Seniors in Crosswalks Ramps Up Bike Tickets

By Stephen Miller | Nov 21, 2014 | 129 Comments

If you’re an NYPD precinct commander interested in issuing lots of tickets to cyclists in a short period of time, the entrance to the Manhattan Bridge bike path is a tempting place to send your officers. While the intersection itself has fewer crashes than other parts of the neighborhood, the regular stream of cyclists funneling […]

Chinatown Biz Group Fed Up With Placard Parkers Hogging Spaces All Day

By Stephen Miller | Nov 19, 2014 | 33 Comments

Imagine if your neighborhood’s streets were used as an employee parking lot for a nearby office building, and the people in charge of enforcing the rules turned a blind eye, day in and day out, as they ticketed members of the public but ignored lawbreaking by their colleagues. Well, there’s no need to imagine: That’s […]

Chin Joins Victims’ Families to Blast Lax Enforcement of Street Safety Law

By Stephen Miller | Nov 11, 2014 | 9 Comments

Drivers have killed four pedestrians in and around Chinatown since late August. Despite a new law on the books that could be applied in some of these cases, NYPD and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance have not filed charges against the drivers. Yesterday, Council Member Margaret Chin gathered with victims’ families and community board leaders […]

Why Is NYPD Defending Hit-and-Run Drivers to the Press?

By Brad Aaron | Nov 4, 2014 | 1 Comment

Update: The victim in the Rockaway Parkway crash was identified as Alex Davis, according to DNAinfo. Police said he was hit by the driver of a Ford Mustang. The driver remained at large as of November 7. Hit-and-run drivers have killed two New York City pedestrians in the past week. After each crash NYPD sources […]

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