Tag: bikes

We often receive emails about quality of life complaints that people have about the neighborhood, and we thought we'd list some of them to see if others are having the same problems. "Gripes" may sound like

We've noticed some early confusion about the protected bike lanes on Columbus Avenue, which are being extended from 110th street to 65th street after initially

The Hudson River Greenway bike path between 59th and 72nd street now has lights at night, an amenity that bicyclists have been asking for for years. But police are also apparently ticketing people who bike on the Greenway after the park closes at 1 a.m., according to a reader who ...

By Shannon Ayala A community board committee was split on whether the abbreviated bike lanes on Columbus Avenue should be extended to cover the full length of the Upper West Side, and said they needed

Since we reported a couple of weeks ago that police in Central Park were cracking down on bicyclists who break the law when riding in Central Park, we've heard about some action in the park. Police have been out with speed guns, and have been

Blind lawyer Richard Bernstein was hit by a bicyclist last week, fracturing his pelvis and hip, bloodying his face, and causing him to have to drop out of the New York City marathon. He had been walking in the park at East 90th Street wearing a bright yellow shirt and ...

By Malcolm Carter Add me to the legion of Manhattanites who complain about cyclists who race the wrong way on streets, barrel along sidewalks and ignore traffic lights. My complaint is about the men — only men, I think — making deliveries on bicycles and their employers.  I should say ...

The city is rolling out a big bike share program that will let New Yorkers rent bikes from docking stations and then return them to other docking stations near their destinations. The program is expected to start next summer, but before then the Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District is letting ...

Bicycles may be mostly peaceful instruments, but talking about bicycles is a full-contact sport on the Upper West Side. On Tuesday night, the DOT presented stats for the Columbus Avenue protected bike lanes from 77th to 96th Street, claiming that since the lanes were installed the avenue has had 34% ...

The Department of Transportation recently converted some old parking meters to bike racks on Columbus Avenue, attaching shiny silver circles onto the poles. They look somewhat like ancient alien symbols brought to earth for an M. Night Shyamalan movie, meaning the aliens will soon be here and will turn the ...