Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Midtown

Will 2017 see the return of this expanded sidewalk on 32nd Street? Photo: Stephen Miller

Coming Soon, Maybe: The Return of Pedestrian-Friendly 32nd Street

By David Meyer | Feb 14, 2017 | 3 Comments

In 2015, a temporary sidewalk expansion relieved crowding on a block of 32nd Street with heavy foot traffic between Penn Station and Herald Square, but the project was scrapped after a trial run. Now advocates are pushing to bring it back, and they recently won the support of Manhattan Community Board 5.

The block between 47th Street and 48th Street where a woman on a Citi Bike was struck yesterday. Photo: Google Maps

The Disappearing Sixth Avenue Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Dec 9, 2016 | No Comments

What could be a safe, direct connection to the Midtown core and Central Park instead deposits cyclists into five lanes of chaotic car traffic.

DOT and Citi Bike Celebrate Sixth Avenue Bikeway and #WomenWhoBike

By Brad Aaron | Oct 19, 2016 | 14 Comments

DOT and Citi Bike marked the return of a protected bike lane to Sixth Avenue today with a ribbon-cutting and celebratory ride. The event also served to highlight Women’s Bike Month and a Motivate campaign to encourage women in NYC to ride bikes. The new Sixth Avenue bikeway runs from Eighth Street to 33rd Street, the same street where […]

Checking in With People Cycling on the New Sixth Ave Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Aug 9, 2016 | 13 Comments

The Sixth Avenue protected bike lane is just about finished between 8th Street and 33rd Street, except for the pedestrian islands. The redesign is still in that awkward transitional phase where people are figuring out how to use it, so today Streetsblog checked in with a few of the thousands of people who bike Sixth Avenue daily to see […]

Eyes on the Street: The Return of “Plaza 33” — Maybe for Good

By David Meyer | Jul 21, 2016 | 9 Comments

“Plaza 33” is back, transforming the eastern half of 33rd Street between Seventh Avenue and Eighth Avenue into a car-free public space — and it’s set to remain indefinitely. This is the second iteration of “Plaza 33,” which was installed from July through October last year and is funded and managed by Vornado Realty Trust. Next to Penn Station, […]

Driver Charged Under ROW Law After Killing Teresa Martinelli, 79, in Midtown

By Brad Aaron | Jul 13, 2016 | 4 Comments

A senior hit by a driver in Midtown earlier this month has died. NYPD charged the driver with violating the victim’s right of way. Teresa Martinelli, 79, was “knocked out of her floral print shoes” when Mieczyslaw Truskowski hit her with a Toyota pick-up truck as she crossed at Second Avenue and E. 58th Street at around […]

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