Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Upper East Side

TA proposes a center-running protected lane for Second Avenue between 63rd Street and 59th Street. Image: Transportation Alternatives

How to Close the Second Avenue Bike Lane Gap

By David Meyer | Jan 17, 2017 | 9 Comments

In a new report, Transportation Alternatives makes the case for closing the gaps in the Second Avenue protected bike lane as soon as possible and lays out a design concept for the tricky approach to the Queensboro Bridge.

A cyclist passes by the 94th Street entrance to the soon-to-open Second Avenue Subway. Photos: David Meyer

There's Also a Major Improvement on the Surface of 2nd Ave

By David Meyer | Dec 23, 2016 | 8 Comments

The completion of phase one of the Second Avenue Subway enabled DOT to move forward with a dedicated bus lane and protected bike lane on 37 blocks of Second Avenue.

Drivers Have Killed Seven People in Bike-Obsessed 19th Precinct in 2016

By Brad Aaron | Oct 11, 2016 | 12 Comments

Blanca Pagan, the senior who was struck last Friday by a driver who failed to yield, was at least the seventh pedestrian killed by a motorist this year in the 19th Precinct, on the Upper East Side. Deputy Inspector Clint McPherson, the precinct’s commanding officer, has prioritized ticketing people on bikes, with encouragement from local City Council members Ben […]

Drivers Killed Two Seniors in Manhattan and NYPD Filed No Charges

By Brad Aaron | Sep 23, 2016 | 16 Comments

Drivers fatally struck two seniors in separate crashes in Manhattan in the last few weeks. NYPD filed no charges in either case. On August 23 at around 3:50 p.m., 85-year-old George Mamalas was crossing W. 93rd Street at West End Avenue when someone hit him with a box truck. NYPD told the West Side Rag […]

Cyclists Need Protection From Reckless Driving, Not From Themselves

By David Meyer | Jul 27, 2016 | 95 Comments

Cyclists remember following traffic rules will help prevent most collisions. Bike smart & stay safe #VisionZero #UES pic.twitter.com/Kw4V67Ca0J — NYPD 19th Precinct (@NYPD19Pct) July 27, 2016 The 19th Precinct, on the Upper East Side, tickets more cyclists than almost any other precinct in the city. So it was fitting that the above tweet this morning came from the […]

DOT Moves Ahead With Two Pairs of Upper East Side Bike Lanes

By David Meyer | Jun 24, 2016 | 18 Comments

With Manhattan Community Board 8 failing to agree on three pairs of Upper East Side crosstown bike lanes, DOT will go ahead with painted bike lanes on 70th/71st and 77th/78th streets early next month. So concludes the year’s most ridiculous bike lane story, an epic drama that at one point outed Woody Allen as a full-on bike lane NIMBY. […]

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