Another Cabby Out of Control, Another Accident on 71st

The intersection of 71st Street and Broadway has become a constant site of accidents, with cars hitting pedestrians and even subway stations. At about 5 p.m. on Tuesday, a taxicab Read More / Comment »

Imagining a Pedestrian-Friendly Upper West Side

A group of Upper West Siders has been envisioning a new look for the neighborhood, one that isn’t so dependent on cars. Bike and pedestrian advocates from the Upper West Side Streets Renaissance recently created two videos looking at what would happen if the neighborhood were transformed to appeal more to pedestrians and less to automobiles. Read More / Comment »

Video Attempts to Explain Dangerous UWS Intersection

Upper West Sider David Friedman of ironicsans.com read our story on two very serious auto-on-pedestrian crashes that occurred on Monday near the 71st Street and Amsterdam Avenue intersection and it sparked an idea. Read More / Comment »

At Least 2 Nasty Accidents on Same Block This Week

Ambulances have been a frequent presence on Amsterdam Avenue in the low 70’s in the past couple of days, with at least two serious car crashes occurring there. Read More / Comment »

A Car-Free Plaza in Front of Lincoln Center?

After redesigning Times Square and Herald Square to keep cars out, the city is turning its sights on other parts of the city, including the Upper West Side. Dante Park, the small plaza across Read More / Comment »

Speed Bumps on Broadway?

In the wake of a nasty taxi-into-subway-station accident in August, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal is asking the city to make the 72nd street intersection at Broadway safer, possibly by installing speed bumps or new signals. Read More / Comment »

Protected Bike Lanes Proposed for Amsterdam and Columbus

Community Board 7 voted on Tuesday to ask the city to come up with a plan for protected bike lanes on Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues. The Upper West Side currently Read More / Comment »