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MTA Marks 75 Years of A Train Service

By Brad Aaron | Sep 10, 2007 | 6 Comments

As previewed in today’s New York Times, the MTA this morning held a ceremony commemorating the 75th birthday of the A line, originally known as the IND 8 Ave, which made its first run on September 10, 1932. After a two-man jazz combo played Billy Strayhorn’s "Take the A Train" for the media types clustered at Inwood’s 207th Street Station, […]

Bill Clinton Agrees: Cycling Is Good Citizenship

By Brad Aaron | Sep 5, 2007 | 5 Comments

From a Streetsblog tipster: I was riding my usual route home from work, which includes a left turn from Broadway onto 17th St., when I spotted a medium sized crowd outside of the Union Square Barnes & Noble. I remembered that Bill Clinton was scheduled to appear there, and figured it must be him. I […]

Happy Labor Day Weekend

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 31, 2007 | 6 Comments

Enjoy the long weekend and recharge your batteries. If you’re working to make New York a more livable city, it’s going to be a busy Fall. May these photos from Utrecht, Holland inspire you… I know I parked in here somewhere… Three generations on wheels. Evening rush hour downtown. Texture. Not afraid to ride in […]

New “People’s 311” Site Maps Street Hazards

By Jason Varone | Aug 27, 2007 | 5 Comments

Carrie McLaren and Steve Lambert are working on a public service photo project called "People’s 311." They want New Yorkers to submit shots of things like potholes, bike lane hazards, dying trees and broken traffic signs. People’s 311 is a "crowdsourcing" response to the Street Conditions Observation Unit (SCOUT) program, a new team of inspectors dispatched […]

City Still Sending Mixed Signals on Bike Parking

By Jason Varone | Aug 16, 2007 | 1 Comment

A tipster sent us these photos of the City’s new indoor bicycle parking facility at 280 Broadway. A couple of months ago cyclists who work for the City suddenly found themselves and their bikes turned away from their office buildings, leaving few options aside from locking up to street signs and unprotected outdoor racks. This […]

Smith Street Zombie Invasion?

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 26, 2007 | 3 Comments

On a broiling hot day, the McBrooklyn blog spotted a half dozen people standing motionless at the corner of Smith St. and 2nd Pl. in front of a small news stand. Was it performance art? A zombie invasion? A protest over out-of-scale development? Click here to find the solution to the mystery.

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