Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Chinatown

NYC’s New Curbside Bus Rules Are No Long-Term Fix

By Stephen Miller | Sep 5, 2012 | 19 Comments

Under new regulations passed by Albany last month, curbside bus companies must now go before community boards before receiving a permit from DOT. Greyhound and Peter Pan, jointly launching service to Philadelphia from Chinatown, are among the first to navigate the new process. The bus companies are facing stiff opposition from neighbors before a community board committee […]

Prepping for July Bike-Share Launch, DOT Shows Prelim Station Sites to CB 3

By Ben Fried | Apr 12, 2012 | 11 Comments

After several months of public meetings and online feedback on bike-share station siting, NYC DOT is beginning to tour community boards with preliminary station maps in preparation for launching North America’s most expansive bike-share system this July. Yesterday evening, NYC DOT Policy Director Jon Orcutt walked the transportation and public safety committee of Manhattan Community […]

Crash Witnesses: NYPD Won’t Charge Cabbie Who Hospitalized Cyclist

By Brad Aaron | Mar 28, 2012 | 10 Comments

For every injury to a New York pedestrian or cyclist that briefly makes news, there are hundreds that get no attention whatsoever. Even when there are witnesses to such a crash, once the wounded are transported and police clear the scene, it becomes nearly impossible to glean information that might prevent another collision or help […]

NYPD Van Jumps Curb, Kills Chinatown Pedestrian

By Brad Aaron | Jul 1, 2011 | 8 Comments

A police van struck and killed a pedestrian in Chinatown this morning. Reports say the driver of the NYPD Auxiliary van jumped a curb on Elizabeth Street near the 5th Precinct stationhouse at around 11 a.m., striking a 55-year-old man on the sidewalk. He was later pronounced dead at New York Downtown Hospital. Two officers […]

‘Local Spokes’ Coalition Brings Grassroots Bike Planning to LES, Chinatown

By Noah Kazis | Jun 6, 2011 | 2 Comments

In Chinatown and the Lower East Side, a new coalition is showing how grassroots, community-based bike planning can be done. Formed six months ago, the nine-member Local Spokes coalition is surveying local residents and workers, holding public meetings, and training youth ambassadors in preparation for the creation of a new bike plan for those two […]

Here’s the Chinatown Intersection Where NIMBYs Killed a Pedestrian Overhaul

By Ben Fried | May 23, 2011 | 18 Comments

Just a reminder: Chatham Square, the intersection where Chinatown NIMBYs have fended off the reclamation of street space for pedestrians, is a huge expanse of asphalt with chaotic traffic patterns and a terrible safety record. According to CrashStat, dozens of pedestrians and cyclists were injured in traffic crashes at Chatham Square from 1995 to 2005, […]

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