Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Lower East Side

Video: NYPD Also Ignores Left Turn Ban at Delancey and Essex

By Brad Aaron | Aug 23, 2012 | 14 Comments

After Gothamist posted a video of motorists ignoring the new left-turn ban at Delancey and Essex, we contacted NYPD to ask about traffic enforcement at one of Manhattan’s most notorious intersections. We’re still waiting to hear back. In the meantime, judging from this video by ANIMAL New York, it looks like police are not only […]

NYPD: Not Even a Ticket for Truck Driver Who Killed LES Pedestrian

By Brad Aaron | Aug 21, 2012 | 9 Comments

We have more details on the August 9 crash that killed a pedestrian on the Lower East Side, though many of them conflict with information previously provided by NYPD. According to a witness account first published by Bowery Boogie, the victim was crossing Allen Street at Stanton Street at around 10 p.m. when she was […]

NYPD Says It’s Not Investigating Lower East Side Pedestrian Death

By Brad Aaron | Aug 20, 2012 | 8 Comments

An unidentified woman was struck and killed by a truck driver on the Lower East Side earlier this month in a collision that NYPD is reportedly not investigating. The victim was crossing Allen Street at Stanton Street at around 10 p.m. on August 9 when the light turned and she was struck by the driver […]

Video: Drivers Ignore New Left Turn Ban at Delancey and Essex

By Stephen Miller | Aug 14, 2012 | 23 Comments

As part of the safety improvements on Delancey Street that DOT is installing, the evening rush hour ban on left turns at the intersection of Essex and Delancey Streets was extended to prohibit left turns at all times. To educate motorists, DOT installed reflective overhead signs and temporary electronic signage. So far, more than a few […]

Grassroots Coalition Crafts Action Plan for Lower East Side Cycling

By Noah Kazis | Jun 4, 2012 | 1 Comment

After a year and a half of grassroots activism, last week the Lower East Side’s Local Spokes coalition released a wide-ranging action plan to improve cycling in the neighborhood [PDF]. The plan includes both actions that Local Spokes member organizations plan to undertake, like developing a bicycle safety curriculum for area residents and organizing businesses to […]

EDC Wants 500 Parking Spots at Long-Awaited Lower East Side Development

By Noah Kazis | May 15, 2012 | 30 Comments

The Seward Park Urban Renewal Area, or SPURA, is the largest undeveloped, city-owned area south of 96th Street. Located along the south side of Delancey Street at the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge, SPURA currently consists of five empty lots, the leftovers of a 1967 slum clearance project. Though mid-century towers-in-a-park style housing was built […]

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