Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

Eyes on the Street: Columbia on the Lookout for Bike Thieves

By Brad Aaron | Oct 13, 2009 | 6 Comments

Streetsblog regular Glenn McAnanama sent in a flier from Columbia University police [PDF] alerting faculty, staff and students to a recent bike theft. Video stills like the one at right appear to show a man — pictured more clearly on the flier — walking away with a bike after removing the front wheel. (Hal would […]

Eyes on the Street: Busted in the Bus Lane

By Brad Aaron | Oct 6, 2009 | 13 Comments

We’ve posted many times on NYPD bus lane abuse, so it’s nice to have this reader-submitted shot. This scofflaw driver was tagged Monday evening on E. 57th Street between Madison and Fifth — just in time for bus passengers to witness a rare act of traffic law enforcement. With new MTA chief Jay Walder citing […]

Eyes on the Street: AAA Approved Roadside Dining

By Brad Aaron | Sep 29, 2009 | No Comments

A reader sent in this photo from Park Slope, where restaurateur Irene Lo Re has been railing against the Fifth Avenue bike lane. It is in Aunt Suzie’s window now, along with the sign for free bike air. Is this just another salvo in AAA’s war against people-friendly city streets — or maybe a small […]

Eyes on the Street: Bike Crash in Inwood

By Brad Aaron | Sep 10, 2009 | 17 Comments

This was the scene at Seaman Avenue and 207th Street in Inwood at around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday. It appeared that the cyclist — a white male in his 40s or 50s — was doored by the driver of the Toyota 4Runner. The cyclist was elevating his hand, which was bleeding pretty heavily, before medics arrived. […]

Eyes on the Street: Kent Avenue Progress Report

By Ben Fried | Sep 2, 2009 | 20 Comments

Clarence sends these shots from Kent Avenue, where the striping and painting of the city’s first two-way, on-street parking protected bike lane is currently in progress. This is the view looking north from the vicinity of Clymer Street. The project will be completed in two phases. According to DOT’s project presentation [PDF], the current work, […]

Can’t Find an Open Bike Rack at Rock Center? Tough Luck. [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Sep 2, 2009 | 15 Comments

Photos: Mike Noble A report popped up on Twitter yesterday of a bike parking crackdown of sorts at Rockefeller Center. Per Mike Noble, a.k.a. bikewobble, security officers under "pressure from the city" were threatening to cut the locks of bikes secured to objects other than racks. Maybe this would seem more reasonable if there were […]

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