Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Manhattan

Park Row Security Zone to Reopen With Two-Way Bike Lane and Wider Sidewalk

By Brad Aaron | Aug 31, 2017 | 25 Comments

Park Row in Chinatown, which NYPD has treated as a security checkpoint since 9/11, will get a bi-directional bikeway and 10,000 square feet of painted sidewalk from Worth Street to Frankfort Street.

City Council members, City Hall staffers, and, who knows, maybe the mayor himself will get a lot of mileage out of the new bike lane segment. Photo: David Meyer

The Bike Lane Outside City Hall Isn’t Full of Parked Cars Anymore

By David Meyer | Aug 25, 2017 | 7 Comments

A frustrating gap in the Lower Manhattan bike network is about to get filled, as DOT crews wrap up installation of a curb-protected bike lane outside City Hall.

Volunteers formed a "human-protected bike lane" on Second Avenue this morning. Photo: David Meyer

DOT Won’t Protect the 2nd Ave Bike Lane, So Volunteers Formed a Human Chain to Keep Cars Out

By David Meyer | Aug 22, 2017 | 29 Comments

This morning's demo showed that the bike lane can be kept car-free during rush hour if sufficient steps are taken.

A car-free block of Broadway in the "Garment District Urban Garden."

Shared Space, Broadway’s Car-Free Garden, and Other Summer Highlights From NYC DOT

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Aug 18, 2017 | 4 Comments

NYC DOT is on a roll this summer as construction season brings a slew of new projects to improve walking and biking, including some design treatments the city is trying out for the first time. These short videos are my way of saying thanks.

At 23rd Street, the Fifth Avenue bike lane is now protected from moving traffic by parked cars. Photo: Justin Pollock

Eyes on the Street: The Fifth Avenue Bike Lane Gets Flipped

By David Meyer | Aug 18, 2017 | 14 Comments

DOT crews made quick progress on striping Fifth Avenue's new protected bike lane this week. The project flips the parking lane along 15 blocks of the old buffered bike lane, providing protection from moving traffic between 23rd Street and 8th Street.

A nearby security camera caught the moment when a hit-and-run motorist intentionally struck Sam Goater on Second Avenue.

Video: Cyclist Survives Intentional Hit-and-Run on Second Avenue

By David Meyer | Aug 11, 2017 | 46 Comments

The driver responsible for the June 22 collision has still not been identified, and NYPD told the victim he may never be apprehended.

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