CHEKPEDS

CB4 to DoiTT: Many payphones are inappropriate to preserve beyond the current franchise

by Team ChekpedsOctober 21, 2012July 14, 2021

Manhattan Community Board gave the Department of Information Technology its preferences for the RFI under way for a future phone booths. The current franchise contract expires in 2014. Many neighbors showed up at the committee hearings to speak of installations… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Greening, Sidewalk

Pedestrian beware: Hazardous Tree Pits

by Team ChekpedsOctober 20, 2012July 14, 2021

Ken Stewart, Public member of Manhattan Community Board 4, and President of the Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI), was contacted by the Parks Department to collect specific locations of the most hazardous tree pits in his neighborhood.… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk

Last Call for Phone Booths guidelines

by Team ChekpedsSeptember 28, 2012July 14, 2021

On Wednesday October 3rd, Manhattan Community Board 4 will vote on recommendations for the future of phone booths as part of the new 2014 franchise contract. It is important that you document which problematic pay phone should be removed as… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Greening, Sidewalk

Finally Summer is Here!

by Team ChekpedsJuly 3, 2011July 14, 2021

This time of year, trees are the best friends of pedestrians and businesses alike by providing much needed cooling. After a massive effort to obtain 250 new trees from the city , Hell’s Kitchen Neighborhood Association jointly with CHEKPEDS has… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Events, Sidewalk, Transit

Join Us: CB4 Transportation committee to focus on 34th Street

by Team ChekpedsApril 16, 2011July 14, 2021

The upcoming transportation Committee of CB4 will take up a number of issues relevant to residents of 34th Street and its surroundings: 34th Street Transitway, long distance buses at 9th Avenue between 31st and 33rd Streets, and the illegal curb… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Sidewalk

Which Phone Booths should be removed?

by Team ChekpedsApril 16, 2011July 14, 2021

Community Board 4 Transportation committee will examine suggestions for changes to be included in the next franchise contract to be enacted in 2014. This will ensure that the next contract will allow community boards to obtain removal and relocations of… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, DOT STUDY, Greening, Noise, Pedestrian safety, Sidewalk, Traffic Justice

2010: After five years of activism, we are grateful for a safer year for pedestrians

by Team ChekpedsDecember 26, 2010July 14, 2021

At its December meeting, CHEKPEDS board took stock of the year’s accomplishments. We have much to celebrate in addition to our fifth year anniversary: safety improvements such as the safe route for seniors project in Hell’s Kitchen , DOT’s publication… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Sidewalk

It’s Official: Sidewalk ATMs are illegal!

by Team ChekpedsNovember 4, 2010July 14, 2021

Community Board 4 testified at a City Council Transportation Committee Hearings on sidewalk ATMs. Borough President Scott Stringer’s office had published a report last summer and initiated a wave of enforcement activity. DOT confirmed they were illegal. Period. Sidewalk ATMs … Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Events, Sidewalk

Inconvenient Banking: ATMs on Sidewalks

by Team ChekpedsOctober 8, 2010July 14, 2021

The city council will hold hearings on a bill to make ATM installations subject to a consent agreement with the Department of Transportation. It would subject them to placement constraints. This is good news for pedestrians who have to fight… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance, Sidewalk

A New Play Street!

by Team ChekpedsOctober 8, 2010July 14, 2021

The Clinton School for Writers and Artist just opened its door on St Michaels Academy’s site, 33rd Street between 9th and Dyer Avenues. Yesterday, Community Board 4 approved the closure of the street, four times a week at lunch time.… Read more