Mary Beth Kelly and her husband were riding their bikes along the Hudson River greenway bike in 2006 when an NYPD tow truck turned into their path, striking her husband, Dr. Carl Henry Nacht, who died three days later...
The heat wave intensifies today, with temperatures expected to flirt with three digits. There's a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. The forecast for tomorrow drops the mercury slightly, to the high 80s.
There's been a lot of news on...
The City Parks Foundation is teaming up with Transportation Alternatives to offer FREE bike valet service for all the Summer Stage shows happening in the East River Park throughout the month of August. The program is part of an...
It has been nearly a year-and-a-half since two preschool students in Chinatown were killed after an unoccupied van, left in reverse, jumped a sidewalk on East Broadway and plowed into a class returning from a trip to the Chatham...
The East Side Streets Coalition will be hosting (via Transportation Alternatives) a Lower East Side Workshop tonight at Bluestockings Bookstore (172 Allen Street) at 7pm. They write: Share your thoughts on what makes it difficult to walk or bike...
The following story is reported by journalist and Lower East Side resident Jennifer Strom:
To the many strangers passing through the intersection of Delancey and Essex streets on the morning of April 12, Hector Luis Vera was a spectacle of...
Beginning this week, the bicycling and pedestrian advocacy organization, Transportation Alternatives, is stepping up its campaign for safer streets on the East Side. Under the mantle of its East Side Streets Coalition, TA will be holding a series of...
51 parking spaces around the city are being converted in to parks, plazas and dynamic destinations as part of Park(ing) Day NYC. The website claims "These small, temporary public spaces provide a breath of relief from
the auto-clogged reality of...
If you really want to get Grand Street motorists going, ask them how they feel about bicyclists who don't obey the traffic rules. We found that out last month during the transportation "town hall" sponsored by Councilman Alan Gerson....
If you really want to get Grand Street motorists going, ask them how they feel about bicyclists who don't obey the traffic rules. We found that out last month during the transportation "town hall" sponsored by Councilman Alan Gerson....
