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Gersh Kuntzman - Streetsblog New York City
Nov 1, 2024 · Gersh Kuntzman. Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He’s also the writer and producer of “Murder at the Food Coop,” which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The ...
Henry Hudson Bridge Will Get a Real Bike Lane By 2025
Feb 20, 2024 · Henry Hudson Bridge Will Get a Real Bike Lane By 2025. The path will close for construction this fall. The MTA’s renovated Henry Hudson Bridge path will include a new cantilevered path. Cyclists will finally get a legal path on the Henry Hudson Bridge between northern Manhattan and the Bronx, as part of a $20-million project by the ...
School streets Archives - Streetsblog New York City
Feb 23, 2024 · ‘A Very Dangerous Job’: Dozens of NYC School Crossing Guards Injured by Drivers Since 2012, Records Show. As thousands of guards returned to street corners across the city last week for the reopening of public schools, records obtained by Streetsblog reveal the dangers that guards face on the job.
EXCLUSIVE: OMNY Debuts on Fair Fares After Delays
May 1, 2024 · Fare Fares joining OMNY will help close existing gaps in the service's coverage. About 800,000 New Yorkers are eligible for the program, though currently enrollment sits at just 331,000, according the latest figures on its website. While riders used OMNY for 70 percent of regular fare subway trips, which make up 65 percent of total trips, usage ...
Modified 'Jaywalking' Repeal Passes Council - Streetsblog New …
Sep 26, 2024 · The Council on Thursday passed a bill to legalize walking into the street outside of crosswalks, sometimes known as "jaywalking," two weeks after holding off on the legislation due to advocates raising concerns that it put too much blame on pedestrians.. The lawmaker behind the proposal said that the bill still addresses the racist policing of …
First Look: The DOT Finally Has Plans For Its Queensboro ...
Apr 8, 2024 · The streets on both ends of the Queensboro Bridge will be remade into safer, people-first spaces as part of the long-awaited reopening of the span's south outer roadway that will finally give cyclists and pedestrians a separate path to walk and ride on.
SEE IT: Horrifying Crash at Notorious Queens Intersection ...
Feb 15, 2022 · A man was run over — twice — by two reckless drivers at a dangerous Queens intersection on Saturday night, first by a car owner who clipped him in a crosswalk and then by a second driver who rolled over the wounded man with his massive SUV with both sets of wheels before apparently leaving him for dead.
Stringer Proposes 75 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes Around 50 …
Sep 4, 2020 · He’s hoping to pedal his way to power. Comptroller Scott Stringer entered the school-transportation fray on Thursday with what he called the city’s first-ever “bike-to-school” plan, a proposal for establishing dozens of miles of protected bike lanes around high schools.
Room for Improvement: What New York’s Subway System Can …
Oct 3, 2024 · MTA Room for Improvement: What New York’s Subway System Can Learn from Cities Around the World. New York’s subway was once an international model of modernity.