Improperly parked car. Photo: Kay Bontempo Bill Would Allow New Yorkers to Report Parking Violations City Council Member Lincoln Restler recently introduced a bill that would incentivize New Yorkers with cash rewards for providing... Home 08 Oct 2022 | 11:31
CB8’s Congestion Pricing Task Force met via Zoom on Thursday night. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Qualms With Congestion Pricing New Yorkers have major qualms with congestion pricing. That much became overwhelmingly clear on Thursday evening during Community... News 07 Oct 2022 | 03:28
Nighttime outdoor dining scene at Shaffer’s on Eighth Ave. and 18th Street. Photo: Zoey Lyttle Cyclists and Restaurants Clash Over Shared Bike Lane Space Tensions have been rising ever since New York City restaurants began offering outdoor seating in June 2020. Bicyclists and... News 25 Mar 2022 | 11:24
Curtis Phillip has been making deliveries for Breakaway Courier Systems for more than 20 years. Photo: Kay Bontempo A Changing Bike Messenger Business It’s a chilly Thursday morning, the New York metro area buzzing with commuters in SUVs and Subarus. Rob Kotch sits in the... News 18 Mar 2022 | 02:42
Delivery biker near East 77th Street. Photo: Gaby Messino Street Fatalities are Up, and Delivery People are the Ones in Danger In the first nine months of 2021, ten delivery cyclists have died. That is three more than all the delivery biker deaths... News 17 Oct 2021 | 09:57
Work crews excavate rubble from Upper East Side sinkhole Thursday afternoon. Photo: Emily Higginbotham Sinkhole on the Upper East Side Days after a sinkhole partially swallowed up two cars on the Upper West Side, a second crater opened up across town on East... News 16 Jul 2021 | 02:43
Open Street scene near Madison Square Park. Photo: Darya Foroohar Paving the Way for a Pedestrian-Focused New York Unbuckle your seatbelts and refill your MetroCard, because NYC’s Department of Transportation (DOT) has just initiated its... News 01 Jul 2021 | 09:00
State Senator Brad Hoylman (at mic) speaks 64th Street and Amsterdam Ave., where actor Lisa Banes died. Photo: Aaron Ghitelman A Hit-and-Run Bill This week, actor Lisa Banes, who rose to prominence in the New York City theater scene in the 80s, died after being involved... News 18 Jun 2021 | 05:18
State Sen. Brad Hoylman, flanked by Sens. Andrew Gounardes and Robert Jackson and District 10 candidate Johanna Garcia. Photo: Emily Higginbotham Cracking Down on Drag Racing A trio of state lawmakers are pushing a pair of bills to crack down on drag racing and the noisy exhaust pipes of souped-up... News 28 May 2021 | 02:21
Deux Amis restaurant in Midtown was forced to close for months because DOT refused to move bike racks blocking access to table-friendly street space. Photo courtesy of Deux Amis Rewriting the Rules on Bike Racks Love ‘em or loathe, bikes and bike racks are here to stay. The first may be great for the environment and your body. The... News 14 May 2021 | 02:42
Image: Kohn Pedersen Fox / Urban Design Forum A Plan for Open Streets As NYC slowly recovers from the pandemic, a coalition of over 80 advocacy groups and nonprofit organizations recently laid... News 24 Mar 2021 | 10:37
Chris Toto on 18th Street and Eighth Ave. Photo: Deborah Fenker Transforming the Tree Pits of Chelsea One sunny August afternoon, I found myself trekking home up Eighth Avenue for no real reason other than a change of scenery... News 30 Aug 2020 | 12:58
When oncoming walkers are potentially more lethal than oncoming traffic, old ways fall by the wayside. ( Photo courtesy of Ben Krull.) Red Light Green Light, Upside Down Lifestyle changes that were unthinkable before COVID are now part of my daily routine. Take walking. Raised on the Upper East... Voices 14 May 2020 | 10:32
Save the Nabes from Busway Invasion! And we are talking about, no, railing against, the tunnel vision that turned 14th Street into a busway. The tunnel vision... Voices 18 Oct 2019 | 03:03
All Charged Up for a Greener City At least 72 alternative fueling stations for plug-in electric cars are up and running on the East Side between 59th and 110th... News 13 Sep 2019 | 05:26
