Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Manhattan

DOT won't actually implement the yellow plastic "tuff curbs" that were supposed to protect cyclists during rush hour. Image: DOT

Tuff Luck: DOT Nixes Rush Hour Protection on 2nd Ave Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Aug 1, 2017 | 22 Comments

Last summer, DOT put forward a plan to install a protected bike lane on Second Avenue between 59th Street and 43rd Street. Now the new bike lane is in place, but the "tuff curbs" that are supposed to protect it during rush hour are nowhere to be seen, and DOT has no intention of adding them.

"Shared space" in effect on Broadway by Madison Square. Photo: Hilda Cohen

Eyes on the Street: DOT’s “Shared Space” Comes to Life by Madison Square

By David Meyer | Jul 19, 2017 | 12 Comments

DOT's reconfiguration of Broadway near Madison Square Park is almost complete. Streetsblog reader Hilda Cohen shared this bird's-eye view of pedestrian-priority block.

NYPD Surrounds Flatiron Plaza With Concrete Barriers, Because Terrorism

By David Meyer | Jul 18, 2017 | 51 Comments

Sometime between Thursday night and Friday morning, NYPD surrounded Flatiron Plaza, where Broadway crosses Fifth Avenue, with concrete barriers. Similar barriers could be coming to public spaces throughout the city in the name of NYPD's counterterror initiatives.

The block of W. 26th Street where Dan Hanegby was killed. Photo: Google Maps

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Manhattan

Tuff Luck: DOT Nixes Rush Hour Protection on 2nd Ave Bike Lane

Eyes on the Street: DOT’s “Shared Space” Comes to Life by Madison Square

NYPD Surrounds Flatiron Plaza With Concrete Barriers, Because Terrorism

After Cyclist Deaths, Manhattan CB 4 Presses DOT for Protected Crosstown Bikeways

NYPD Blames Victim After Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Cyclist Ronald Burke in Bushwick

Stuy-Town Property Manager: 14th Street Needs Efficient Bus Service to Handle L Train Commuters