Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Harlem

Hamilton Heights Crash Ends With Two Cars on Sidewalk

By Brad Aaron | Oct 24, 2012 | 1 Comment

Reader Kristi Roberts came upon the scene of a morning crash that injured two people and sent two vehicles onto sidewalks at 141st Street and Convent Avenue in Hamilton Heights. Apparently (this is from bystanders, I didn’t see it) a car was speeding through the light and hit a City College vehicle. When I got […]

Three Pedestrians and One Cyclist Dead in Weekend of Vehicular Violence

By Brad Aaron | Oct 1, 2012 | 6 Comments

Three pedestrians and one cyclist have been killed in the city since Friday night. Two drivers fled the scene, and two were reportedly exonerated by NYPD. At approximately 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Mary Gater was on the sidewalk on Jamaica Avenue near Sutphin Boulevard when an 85-year-old motorist, eastbound on Jamaica, “lost control” of a Chrysler […]

Eyes on the Street: Safety Upgrades Come to Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd.

By Stephen Miller | Aug 20, 2012 | 6 Comments

Although the project covers only half to the distance initially proposed thanks to foot-dragging by the local community board (the other half may be implemented next year), safety enhancements along 19 blocks of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard are in place and giving pedestrians more room to cross the street. When complete, the boulevard between 134th and […]

Road Diet To Calm 19 Blocks of Adam Clayton Powell Blvd Starting Next Week

By Noah Kazis | Jul 27, 2012 | 8 Comments

In today’s headline stack, we noted that, according to the Daily News, the Department of Transportation is getting started on installing badly needed safety improvements along Harlem’s Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard. The road diet is long overdue on the avenue, where nighttime speeds average 50 miles per hour and three pedestrians have been killed […]

DOT Moving Forward With Safety Plan for ACP Boulevard [Corrected]

By Noah Kazis | Jul 2, 2012 | 12 Comments

Safety improvements on deadly Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard could be in place by September, the New York Times reported yesterday, despite continued resistance to the redesign from the local community board. Three people have been killed while walking on Adam Clayton Powell this year; 12 were killed by drivers since 2006. The road’s wide, straight […]

CB 10 Scales Back Adam Clayton Powell Safety Improvements [Updated]

By Noah Kazis | Jun 20, 2012 | 11 Comments

Responding to the local community board, NYC DOT has shrunk its proposal for safety improvements on Harlem’s deadly Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard. The revised plan only covers half the distance initially proposed. And even with that concession, the board has yet to approve the plan to expand the road’s medians and slow speeding traffic. In […]

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