Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Inwood

Why Does DOT Keep Taking Away Inwood Bike Infrastructure?

By Brad Aaron | Jan 8, 2013 | 17 Comments

A short stretch of bike lanes in Inwood has gone the way of the disappearing bike shelter, further reducing the neighborhood’s scarce cycling infrastructure. West 218th Street, Manhattan’s northernmost cross street to extend west of Broadway, connects Broadway and Inwood Hill Park, and delineates the southern border of the Columbia University Baker Field complex. It […]

Upper Manhattan Assembly Candidates Square Off on Transit Issues

By Stephen Miller | Sep 7, 2012 | 10 Comments

Three candidates vying for the 72nd State Assembly District seat, representing parts of Washington Heights and Inwood, discussed transit issues and the state of MTA service last night at a forum sponsored by WE ACT for Environmental Justice and Transport Workers Union Local 100. As the forum progressed, key differences emerged on congestion pricing and […]

Inwood Cyclist Injured at Broadway and Riverside Last Evening

By Brad Aaron | Apr 19, 2012 | 3 Comments

A cyclist was struck and injured by a driver at the intersection of Riverside and Broadway at Dyckman Street, in Inwood, Wednesday evening. The victim, a male in his 40s, was transported to Presbyterian Hospital in the Bronx, according to FDNY (the spokesperson was presumably referring to the Allen Pavilion on Broadway at W. 220th […]

Eyes on the Street: Driver Goes Wheels-Up Outside Inwood School

By Brad Aaron | Mar 20, 2012 | No Comments

Via Shannon Park (@GothamGoddess), this was the scene on Park Terrace West at Isham Street in Inwood this morning. Hard to tell how the driver of the SUV managed to mount a parked livery cab, but we do know a few things. Park Terrace West is not a wide, speed-inducing roadway. It’s northbound-only with parking […]

Adriano Espaillat Was for Cut-Through Traffic Before He Was Against It

By Brad Aaron | Mar 6, 2012 | 10 Comments

I nearly spit out my coffee when I saw that Adriano Espaillat had signed on in support of the Inwood slow zone application. See, while he endorsed Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan, the state senator from Upper Manhattan adamantly opposes placing tolls on Harlem River bridges, preferring that Inwood remain a bypass for toll-shopping motorists […]

Support For Neighborhood Slow Zones Keeps on Growing

By Noah Kazis | Mar 2, 2012 | 12 Comments

Interest continues to grow in the Department of Transportation’s slow speed zones, which place 20 mph speed limits on residential streets. One month after the application deadline for the program, community boards across the city continue to pass resolutions in support of slow zones. In February, Streetsblog wrote about applications or expressions of interest from Mt. […]

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