Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Upper West Side

Jazz Singer Daniela D’Ercole Killed Crossing Broadway Last Week

By Noah Kazis | Nov 14, 2011 | 8 Comments

Last Thursday night, Daniela D’Ercole was struck and killed by the driver of a Mercury SUV while she crossed the street on the Upper West Side, multiple outlets reported over the weekend. The 32-year-old jazz singer, who had moved to New York City from Italy last September, was reportedly hit after exiting a taxi at […]

Unlicensed Driver Who Backed Over and Killed Yolanda Casal Fined $500

By Brad Aaron | Nov 11, 2011 | 9 Comments

For at least the second time this year, an unlicensed driver will be punished with no more than a token fine for killing a Manhattan pedestrian.On June 30, Yolanda Casal, 78, and her 41-year-old daughter Anais Emmanuel were crossing Amsterdam Avenue near West 98th Street when Edwin Carrasco, 38, of Paterson, New Jersey, drove his […]

Eyes on the Street: “Bowtie of Death” Needs a New Nickname

By Noah Kazis | Oct 31, 2011 | 6 Comments

DOT has largely completed an overhaul of the complicated intersection of Broadway, Amsterdam and 71st Street, a year after presenting the plan to Community Board 7 (hat tip to the West Side Rag, which noted the new infrastructure last Thursday). Dubbed the “bowtie of death” by Borough President Scott Stringer and Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal, […]

Bike Lane Made Columbus Avenue Safer, and UWS Residents Noticed

By Noah Kazis | Oct 12, 2011 | 4 Comments

The Columbus Avenue bike lane is both safe and popular, according to two assessments released at a meeting of Community Board 7 last night. Representatives from the Department of Transportation presented data showing that the street redesign reduced the number of crashes on the street by 34 percent, while 73 percent of Upper West Siders […]

Gale Brewer Launches Survey on Columbus Avenue Bike Lane

By Noah Kazis | Sep 13, 2011 | 8 Comments

Since a working group of elected officials and community leaders studied and tweaked the design of the parking-protected bike lane along Columbus Avenue in February, things have been relatively quiet on the Upper West Side. Now that the lane, which runs from 77th to 96th Street, is a year old and residents have had some […]

“Bowtie of Death” Ped Safety Improvements Underway [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Aug 30, 2011 | 4 Comments

Thanks to reader Liz Patek for these shots of DOT crews getting to work this morning at Broadway and Amsterdam at W. 71st Street. Dubbed the “bowtie of death” by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal, the foreboding expanse of asphalt has seen dozens of crashes over the last two years, […]

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