Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Hell’s Kitchen

Eyes on the Street: From Parking to Parklet in Hell’s Kitchen

By Brad Aaron | May 3, 2013 | 29 Comments

Courtesy of Christine Berthet of CHEKPEDS, here are photos of what could be Manhattan’s newest public space, a pocket park on Dyer Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen. This plaza, conceived by area residents, occupies a sliver of traffic island on Dyer between 34th and 35th Streets, near the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel. The space was […]

Council Candidates on the Issues: Yetta Kurland, District 3

By Stephen Miller | Apr 10, 2013 | 4 Comments

In anticipation of primary day on September 10, we continue our series on City Council candidates with a Q&A with civil rights lawyer Yetta Kurland, who’s running to represent District 3. The district covers Midtown, Hell’s Kitchen, Chelsea, and the West Village, and it’s currently represented by Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Yesterday we posted responses from District 3 […]

City Council Candidates on the Issues: Corey Johnson, District 3

By Stephen Miller | Apr 9, 2013 | 1 Comment

Campaign season in New York is already well underway. And when New Yorkers vote in the primary election on September 10, it won’t just be for the next mayor. They’ll also be choosing City Council members, borough presidents, the comptroller, and the public advocate. In a series of candidate interviews, Streetsblog will be focusing on […]

Eyes on the Street: Bike Corrals Protect Ninth Avenue Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Apr 5, 2013 | 9 Comments

Bike parking corrals adjacent to a protected bike lane — a first for New York City, and perhaps the nation — have been installed along Ninth Avenue in Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen. Check out these pics from Clarence, snapped on Thursday. First requested by Community Board 4 in fall 2011, and receiving a supportive 11-0 […]

No Charges Filed as Six Are Killed by NYC Drivers in Seven Days

By Brad Aaron | Mar 14, 2013 | 6 Comments

A Brooklyn woman who was struck by a truck driver in Red Hook Wednesday was the latest victim among six city pedestrian and cyclist fatalities in the last week. At approximately 6:40 a.m. yesterday, Lillian Cruz, 60, was crossing Hamilton Avenue at Court Street when the signal changed and the driver of a tractor-trailer, westbound […]

CB 4 Still Pushing DOT for Time to Cross Deadly Hell’s Kitchen Intersections

By Brad Aaron | Feb 12, 2013 | 1 Comment

Manhattan Community Board 4 has renewed its call for safety improvements at the Hell’s Kitchen crossing where an elderly woman was killed by a driver last week. The request comes five years after a resolution that asked for exclusive crossing time for pedestrians at the deadly intersection, and is the latest episode in a years-long, […]

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