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@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it
2025-07-31 15:53:39

#FuckEricAdams so so much. And fuck Hochul for not removing him. #BikeNYC
hellgateny…

After two last-minute appeals from safe street advocates, a state appellate court panel ruled on Monday afternoon that Mayor Eric Adams could rip out a three-block stretch of protected bike lane on Bedford Avenue from Willoughby Avenue to Flushing Avenue. Adams's Department of Transportation, which installed the bike lane barely nine months ago, began the demolition late Wednesday night. "It's really sad to see [the removal of] a safety project that has been fought for by a whole host of com…
Crash data from the DOT showed that the entire protected lane on Bedford, which separated bicyclists from traffic with a barrier of parked cars and stone blocks, reduced overall injuries by 47 percent. But Mayor Adams's decision to kill the lane was ultimately about politics, not safety. This past spring, members of the local Orthodox Jewish community, many of whom opposed the bike lane's installation in the first place, became incensed after several close calls between e-bike riders and chi…
One Orthodox man, who declined to give his name, told Hell Gate that he supported Adams's decision to remove the bike lane, which he thought was "poorly planned," but believed that Adams intervened mostly because of the general election in November. "I don't think he would have stepped in if there wasn't an election," he said, adding that he liked Adams before the mayor decided to remove the bike lane. "He has a very hard job because it's New York City, but he's doing a decent job." The m…
The actual removal of the bike lane was extremely loud and agonizingly slow. A massive truck obliterated less than a third of the bright green line on Bedford Avenue between Willoughby and Myrtle Avenues in about an hour of work, as a worker watched to make sure no debris got caught in the machine. Two bicyclists whisked by after 11 p.m. realizing—mid-ride—that the bike lane was being shorn off. One of them turned to their friend, perplexed: "Wait, are they getting rid of this?"
@atthenius@fediscience.org
2025-07-28 18:01:12

For East Harlem, there are two alignment scenarios
1) Seaward
2) Landward
For waterfront greenway interested folks #bikeNYC #NYC , the seaward seems like an option w space for a bike road between the highway and East/Harlem Rivers. Plus there is a bigger area of reduced flood risk w seaward.
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@iragersh@mstdn.social
2025-09-18 02:22:17

What's the story with the indefinitely and likely permanently closed Exit 12 northbound off the HHP to St. Clair Place? 1.5 miles long and 2 lanes wide and currently usually totally empty.
Closed over two months due to its harming the Amtrak tunnel it crosses. Previously owned by NYC DOT, but now? NYC Parks? #bikenyc

@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it
2025-09-14 21:48:43

Helping clean up from the #AustinDay #OpenStreet. #BikeNYC @…

A white frame bakfiet-style cargo bike with a brown wood box. The box is full, with stuff hanging out the front.
Closer view of the full box. There's a few tables stacked up, as well as 2 big tent canopy things. Barely visible are some boxes of weights (just, literally, weight.. to keep things from blowing away during the event).
A paper poster. "Neighbors for a safer austin Street present: Austin Day" "A plaza at the heart of Forest Hills" "One-day Only. Free seating. Cargo Bike Test Drives. Art Projects. Kids Corner & more!" "Support Austin St: Buy local!"
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it
2025-07-11 19:30:59

These #NYCParks-provided bikewashing stations, so convenient and useful on hot days! #BikeNYC

A NYC playground in full sun (there are kids there , but out of frame in the shade). There are 4 metal rings 7 ft tall spraying water for kids to run through. But the way they're aligned, it almost looks like a tiny car wash.