Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Harlem

Two Pedestrians Critical After Manhattan and Brooklyn Crashes This Week

By Brad Aaron | Jun 15, 2011 | 1 Comment

Crashes in Manhattan and Brooklyn have left two pedestrians in critical condition this week. According to NYPD, around 8:23 p.m. Tuesday a 41-year-old woman walking at 330 W. 145th St. in Harlem was struck by a driver who jumped the curb. Police said a 63-year-old male was attempting to parallel park his Ford Explorer when […]

CB 10 Committee Latest Unanimous Vote For Car-Free Central Park Trial

By Noah Kazis | Jun 9, 2011 | No Comments

Another day, another unanimous show of support for a summertime trial of a car-free Central Park. Last night, the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 10, representing central Harlem, voted seven to zero in favor of the car-free trial, with one abstention. The list of Manhattan community board votes supporting the trial period has grown […]

Car Crash in Harlem Kills Pedestrian, Hospitalizes Five Others

By Ben Fried | Jun 2, 2011 | 9 Comments

One person is dead and at least five others have been hurt after a pick-up truck and livery cab collided at 145th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard in Harlem this afternoon. After impact, the truck driver jumped a curb and careened into an elderly woman and the man she was pushing in a wheelchair, […]

CB 11 Committee Approves Safety Fixes for Harlem River Park Access

By Noah Kazis | Oct 6, 2010 | 5 Comments

Manhattan Community Board 11’s transportation committee voted in favor of a slate of safety improvements along the Harlem River waterfront last night, a project that will give New Yorkers better access to the underutilized Harlem River Park. Changes like pedestrian refuge islands, sidewalk extensions, and leading pedestrian intervals got a thumbs up from committee members, […]

Eyes on the Street: 28th Precinct Loves the St. Nicholas Ave Bike Lane

By Noah Kazis | Sep 8, 2010 | 34 Comments

If you get around on a bicycle in Upper Manhattan, the St. Nicholas Avenue bike lanes are essential. They’re the only on-street lanes in the borough between 120th Street and 160th Street. Many cyclists don’t even bother with the lanes, though, because they’re routinely filled with parked cars. Normally one might ask the NYPD to […]

DOT Proposes Safety Fixes to Help People Reach Harlem River Park

By Noah Kazis | Aug 20, 2010 | 5 Comments

Bridge traffic and very wide streets make the intersection of 135th and Madison difficult for pedestrians to cross, impeding access to the Harlem River Park. Image: Google Street View One of the biggest planning stories of the last decade is undoubtedly the opening of the New York City waterfront to the public. Across much of […]

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