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This Week So Far: Covid-19 In Schools, Century 21 Closing, 2021 Elections

COVID-19 testing outreach workers in Sunset Park last month. (Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)CENSUS: You have until September 30 to complete your census! NYC residents are woefully weary of being counted, so it seems, and the consequences will be significant, as for the next 10 years federal funds

Planned to Take Citi Bike To Work? You Are Not Alone, And It Is A Problem

Photo: Compliments of the city’s website.If you’ve taken Citi Bike into Manhattan this week, you may have had trouble finding a place to dock your bike. The NYC Department of Transportation has seen at least a 50% increase in Citi Bikes going over the East River bridges

Pulaski Bridge Bicycle Lane a Tentative Success

Bicyclist on Pulaski Bridge. Courtesy of Bike New York.Frustrated with the slow pace of data on bicycling made available by the Department of Transportation (DOT), Bike New York [https://www.bike.nyc/], which organizes the five-borough bike tour each year, released their own study this week of the Pulaski

‘It’s An Emergency’: De Blasio Unveils ‘Green Wave’ Plan After Spate of Cyclist Deaths

Mayor Bill de Blasio alongside DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg and City Council Member Ydanis Rodirguez at a press conference in Bay Ridge (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)BAY RIDGE — Following a series of cyclist deaths, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday rolled out a plan aimed at making streets safer

‘Can we speed that up?’: De Blasio, DOT Explain Slow Expansion of Citi Bike in Outer Boroughs

Mayor Bill de Blasio and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg testing out dockless bikes in the Rockaways last week (Via Mayor’s Office)BROOKLYN HEIGHTS—Citi Bikes are coming to more neighborhoods in Brooklyn, but it’s going to take a while, city officials say. On Monday, reports [https://nypost.com/

Police ID Pattern of Residential Bike Burglaries in Williamsburg

The burglaries took place in the area around Berry & South 5th Streets (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – The NYPD has identified a pattern of bike burglaries from residential buildings in Williamsburg. A thief has been gaining access to the bike storage rooms of buildings in the vicinity of Berry

DOT To Hold Community Workshops After Withdrawal Of Clinton Ave Bike Lane

Citizens voiced their concerns about the now-withdrawn Clinton Avenue bike lane (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox)Amidst significant community opposition, Department of Transportation (DOT) officials announced the proposed Clinton Avenue bike lane [/?s=clinton+avenue+bike+lane] has been scrapped, and the DOT will actively seek community opinion on

Young Artist Killed By Truck While Cycling To Work

> Police identify victim of deadly #Brooklyn [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brooklyn?src=hash] bicycle crash as 27 y/o Leah Sylvaine. @CBSNewYork [https://twitter.com/CBSNewYork] pic.twitter.com/e4HpDJGYFz [https://t.co/e4HpDJGYFz] — ilana gold (@ilanagoldTV) June 7, 2016 [https://twitter.com/ilanagoldTV/status/740220891154546688] A 27-year-old cyclist

Following Backlash, DOT Withdraws Clinton Avenue Bike Lane Proposal

(courtesy NYC Department of Transit [http://nycdotfeedbackportals.nyc/content/project-proposal])Amidst a sea of opposition from local residents, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has decided to withdraw its plan to change Clinton Avenue from a two-way street to a one way street [/blog/2016/01/20/first-look-dots-proposed-buffered-bike-lane-for-lafayette-avenue/] in order to

Town Hall Erupts Over Bike Lane; “Back To The Drawing Board”

The DOT makes its presentation in favor of the bike lane.“You want to keep going?” asked the exasperated Department of Transit official advocating the Clinton Avenue bike lane [/?s=bike+lane]. “NO!” shouted the crowd in near-unison. The DOT presented its plan [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/