Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Lower East Side

Eyes on the Street: Clinton Street’s New Bikeway

By Stephen Miller | Aug 25, 2015 | 10 Comments

A new two-way bikeway is under construction to provide a connection between the Williamsburg Bridge and the East River Greenway. The route along Clinton Street extends the existing two-way protected bike lane between Delancey and Grand an additional five blocks to South Street, where it connects to the waterfront bike path beneath the FDR Drive. The waterfront greenway, which […]

NYC Replaces a Parking Crater With Parking-Free Housing and Retail

By Stephen Miller | Mar 26, 2015 | 11 Comments

One of Manhattan’s few remaining parking craters is going to be filled in with housing and retail — all without any car storage, despite the city government’s belief that the site called for up to 500 parking spots. Call it “Parking Sanity.” The project, called Essex Crossing, is on the Lower East Side. It replaces surface lots formerly known as the […]

United Front of Electeds Join CB 3 to Ask for Protected Bikeway on Chrystie

By Stephen Miller | Mar 6, 2015 | 6 Comments

A week after Manhattan Community Board 3 unanimously approved a resolution asking for a protected bike lane and pedestrian islands on Chrystie Street, elected officials representing the area — from the city, state, and federal levels — sent a letter to DOT Manhattan Borough Commissioner Margaret Forgione asking her to follow through [PDF]. The letter […]

Manhattan CB 3 Asks DOT for Protected Bikeway on Chrystie Street

By Stephen Miller | Feb 26, 2015 | 19 Comments

In a unanimous 35-0 vote last night, Manhattan Community Board 3, which covers Chinatown and the Lower East Side, asked DOT to study a two-way protected bikeway for Chrystie Street, an important link to the Manhattan Bridge bike path. The vote follows months of dialogue between bike advocates and community groups, and comes on the […]

CB 3 Committee Asks DOT for Protected Bikeway on Chrystie Street

By Stephen Miller | Feb 13, 2015 | 33 Comments

The community board covering the Lower East Side and Chinatown is set to ask DOT to transform the Chrystie Street bike lane from barely visible stripes blocked by double-parked cars into a two-way protected bikeway along Sara D. Roosevelt Park, connecting the Manhattan Bridge with the Second Avenue protected bike lane. The transportation committee of […]

Attention EDC: Big Development Projects Don’t Need Parking After All

By Stephen Miller | Jan 28, 2015 | 52 Comments

During the Bloomberg administration, city officials spearheading a giant Lower East Side mixed-use development larded it up with parking above and beyond what’s normally allowed in Manhattan. Now, the company in charge of building the project says it’s going to go parking-free, and is hosting a public meeting on its plan tonight. This could be […]

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