Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Staten Island

Yesterday, officers from the 122nd Precinct confiscated these four bikes on Hylan Boulevard. The public can now rest easy. Photo: 122nd Precinct

NYPD Files Criminal Charges Against Kids for Biking on Hylan Boulevard

By David Meyer | Feb 22, 2017 | 22 Comments

Officers from the 122nd Precinct arrested at least four teenagers yesterday on misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct. Their crime? Biking on Hylan Boulevard. Police confiscated bicycles, and at least one defendant was also charged with resisting arrest and reckless endangerment.

Staten Island CB 1 approved the plan for Van Duzer Street last night. Image: NYC DOT

Bike Lanes Set for Staten Island’s Van Duzer Corridor After CB Vote Last Night

By David Meyer | Feb 16, 2017 | 2 Comments

After eight months of back-and-forth with DOT, Staten Island Community Board 1 voted for bike lanes and traffic-calming along the Van Duzer corridor, which has become overrun by drivers seeking a shortcut to avoid Bay Street. The project also includes a new type of speed hump that accommodates buses and trucks.

A motorist killed 52-year-old Peggy Diaz at Correll Avenue and Gervil Street in Staten Island. The red arrow indicates the approximate path of the driver and the white arrow shows the approximate path of the victim, according to NYPD. Image: Google Maps

NYPD: No Charges for Turning Driver Who Killed Peggy Diaz in Rossville

By Brad Aaron | Feb 8, 2017 | 4 Comments

Police said the victim "was not necessarily within the lines" of the crosswalk.

First Things First: Staten Island Needs Bikeable Streets

By David Meyer | Dec 7, 2016 | 1 Comment

Borough President James Oddo says he wants bike-share for his constituents, but in his time in elected office, he's done little to make bicycling conditions safer on Staten Island.

A Verrazano Bike/Ped Path Doesn’t Have to Cost as Much as the MTA Claims

By David Meyer | Oct 20, 2016 | 11 Comments

How much will it cost to build bicycle and pedestrian paths on the Verrazano Bridge? A lot less than the MTA says it will, if the agency removes unnecessary ramps from the project, according to advocates and engineers who’ve reviewed the options. Last year, the MTA and engineering firm Parsons Brinckerhoff released a preliminary cost estimate of $300 to $400 […]

Off-Duty NYPD Cop Who Killed SI Pedestrian Found Guilty of Homicide

By Brad Aaron | Oct 18, 2016 | 6 Comments

An off-duty NYPD officer was found guilty at trial last week for the hit-and-run killing of a pedestrian in the Mariners Harbor section of Staten Island. [Update: McClean was sentenced to one to three years in prison, fined $2,000, and had his drivers license revoked, according to the Staten Island Advance.] William Hemphill, 51, was crossing Richmond Terrace, near […]

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