Two riders approach the intersection of Seventh Avenue and 38th Street in Midtown Manhattan. The wider, protected bike lanes are meant to make riding safer for the growing number of e-bikers. But some worry the faster, wider lanes will increase the danger to pedestrians since many bikers ignore all traffic laws. ( Photo: Garrett Owen) New Bike Lanes Debut in Village and Midtown; Riders Pleased but Many Ignore Rules of Road Up and down the avenues of Manhattan, brand-new wider bike lanes have been put in place by the Department of Transportation... News 10 Mar 2025 | 01:35
City Councilmember Gale Brewer has released a map of 65 faulty streetlights in her district. A few of the 65 were outright missing. The data was gathered in a volunteer survey. ( Photo: Gale Brewer) Volunteers Identify 65 Faulty or Missing UWS Streetlights Volunteers working on behalf of City Councilmember Gale Brewer have identified 65 nonfunctional streetlights on the Upper... News 25 Feb 2025 | 03:17
Car-Free Earth Day celebration will include free Citi Bike passes and other giveaways and activities on April 22nd. Photo: NYC DOT. NYC DOT To Host Largest-Ever Open Streets Celebration In Honor Of Earth Day New York City will host its largest yet open streets celebration for Earth Day on April 22nd with events in seven different... News 12 Apr 2023 | 01:58
A rendering of what Fifth Avenue could look like, after new construction begins next year. Photo courtesy of the mayor’s office A New Vision For Fifth Avenue This winter, in a bid to encourage holiday shopping and festivities, the city transformed a stretch of Fifth Avenue from... News 21 Dec 2022 | 03:15
Dozens of protesters turned out at 250 Broadway, where City Council offices are located. Photo: Abigail Gruskin ‘The Yuck Mobile’ A mock dining shed on wheels stalled briefly in front of City Council members’ offices downtown, at 250 Broadway, in the... News 18 Nov 2022 | 10:52
Mayor Eric Adams (center) with delivery workers’ rights activists on Monday. Photo via the Mayor’s Office’s YouTube ‘Hubs,’ A Haven For Delivery Workers Wearing a light puffy jacket on Monday, in the midst of the season’s first days-long stretch of heavy skies and chilly temps,... News 06 Oct 2022 | 01:06
Honorees after the event with emcee Errol Louis (center) and Straus Media President and Publisher Jeanne Straus (right of center). ( Photo: Ciro J. Napolitano) Honoring Building Service Workers Award Winners Straus Media-Manhattan joined forces with 32 BJ SEIU last Wednesday to recognize the accomplishments of 21 building service... News 11 Nov 2019 | 12:03
Council Member Calls for “Pedestrian Pricing” in Manhattan below 60th St