Air Quality Alert: Congestion pricing hearings coming up!
Our neighborhood is overwhelmed with New Jersey drivers who have returned to their cars with a vengeance, while mass transit is under-used. Port Authority has even extended the peak hours to ease the congestion. Many intersections are gridlocked for hours. Our air quality is the third worse in the City and it is all due […]
5 New Yorkers killed by drivers in 3 days
September 14, at 5:30 p.m. at Union Square North and demand immediate action from Mayor de Blasio. […]
Penn Station: 14 weeks later many questions remain unanswered
Earlier this year, at the request of our Elected officials, a working group of 40 transportation and […]
Automated Vehicle industry: will DOT let pedestrians and cyclists be the guinea pigs?
As we all know, in New York city there are too many vehicles on the road with […]
We need your input: DOT kicks off the Streets Master Plan
NYC DOT is developing the NYC Streets Plan, a five-year transportation plan to improve the safety, accessibility, […]
Join Us: Empire Station Complex is a massive and complicated project that begs public scrutiny
Virtual Town Hall – Empire Station ComplexThursday July 15th @6 PM Hosted by Community boards 4 and […]
Protected for whom? Drivers have 5 times more protection than pedestrians or cyclists when crossing an intersection
This is the intersection where our neighbor Jose Calo was killed recently by a driver turning left at one of the deadly mixing zones. The red arrow protection for pedestrians last 10 seconds, yes this is not a typo – ten, while cars benefit from 47 seconds of fully protected crossing time. This location is […]
Stunning Pier 76 is unusable due to helicopter noise
Even during the 4th of July weekend, there were helicopters taking off or landing every 3 minutes. The racket was unbearable. This heliport was ordered to be vacated by a judge years ago and no one is enforcing it. Just because the Hudson River Park Trust needs the funding since the State does not maintain […]
Join Us: Empire Station Complex is a massive and complicated project that begs public scrutiny
Renovating the existing Penn Station, adding eight new tracks, razing a city block, doubling the surrounding density and keeping Madison Square Garden untouched, while creating a cohesive district with lots of space to walk, views of the Empire State building and no shadows on neighbors will be a tour de force. A Community Advisory Working […]
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