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Another Lane Coming to Staten Island Expressway to — Again — Try to Solve Congestion ‘Problem’
What's that expression again about doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results?
October 26, 2020
‘Progressive’ Manhattanites Push For Cop Crackdown On E-Bike Riders (Again)
Self-styled progressives in Manhattan are again calling in the cops to crack down on people they don't like.
September 16, 2020
State DOT Throws Cold Water on West Side Highway Bike Lane
"The department is not comfortable doing that," a rep says.
September 10, 2020
State DOT to Add ‘Auxiliary Lane’ on LIE — A Highway-Widening Project, Opponents Charge
Bad optics, Gov. Cuomo: Transit riders are facing fare hikes and service cuts, but the state wants drivers in Queens to save five seconds in travel time on the Long Island Expressway.
July 31, 2020
Eyes on the Street: The New Mario Cuomo Bridge Bike Path Opens
The director of Bike Tarrytown gives us a guided tour of the new cycling route over the Hudson River — and its flaws.
June 16, 2020
Gov. Cuomo Celebrates New Sheridan Boulevard, But Advocates Still Wary
The former Sheridan Expressway is now a less-highway-like fast roadway akin to West Street in Manhattan, which was built on the site of the former West Side Highway.
December 12, 2019
WHEW! New Gates on Kosciuszko Bridge Bike Path Aren’t What We Feared
Mystery solved: The new gates at the Queens foot of the Kosciuszko Bridge bike and pedestrian path don't fully close, meaning that they can't be deployed to close the roadway for non-motorists as some cyclists had feared.
December 8, 2019
If New York Can’t Protect Bogdan Darmetko, It Can’t Protect Anybody
If New York can't keep Bogdan Darmetko alive, or show any interest in learning lessons from his death, what hope is there for the rest of us?
October 15, 2019
West Side Story: Highway Will Become Safer, Thanks to Advocates, Hoylman
Drivers will be forced to slow down — and yield more to cyclists and pedestrians — as part of a long-overdue (but ultimately incomplete) state plan to make the West Side Highway safer.
August 26, 2019
State to Study Reuse of Old ‘Motor Parkway’ in Eastern Queens
Queens cyclists and pedestrians are closer to getting more control over a car highway in that was built in the early days of the automobile.
June 19, 2019
