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Community Board 4 proposes measures to reduce trash on sidewalks

by Team ChekpedsOctober 4, 2022December 26, 2022

On September 20, MCB4 published the recommendations issued by its Sanitation in Buildings Working Group. The team worked for the last 6 months to identify a few key changes that could be applied to building design and building management, in… Read more

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Do not miss these upcoming Open Street events – Correction

by Team ChekpedsOctober 4, 2022October 22, 2022

Design your street -W22nd (7/8) Saturday, October 15 – 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. 315 West 22nd Street Break Bread with your neighbors and make new friends Sunday, October 16, 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. West 21st Street (9/10)

Congestion

Less Traffic , Better Streets

by Team ChekpedsOctober 3, 2022October 3, 2022

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA 17 years after the founding of CHEKPEDS with our tag line ” Less Traffic, Better Streets” traffic congestion in our district is still unbearable. The numbers of people traveling by personal vehicles increased during COVID, our air… Read more

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Reclaiming a lane from Lincoln Tunnel

by Team ChekpedsOctober 3, 2022December 26, 2022

Work is underway to reclaim a Lincoln Tunnel Era lane when our sidewalks were shrunk by Robert Moses. See the full report From W42nd Street Magazine .

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Open Street Magic

by Team ChekpedsOctober 2, 2022December 26, 2022

Happy crowd of neighbors and passers-by enjoyed an opera performance on West 21st Street (9/10), on September 10, 2022. The company “The Opera Next Door” performed “The Old Maid and the Thief”. Over 200 people of all ages attended and… Read more

CHEKPEDS, Congestion

Only two days left to take action to improve air quality

by Team ChekpedsAugust 29, 2022August 29, 2022

In our CD4 district, New Jersey vehicular traffic has returned with a vengeance to pre COVID level with longer peak hours, gridlock and very bad air quality. According to the New York Times , total registrations in the city for… Read more

9th Avenue Renaissance

Mark Your Calendar: Open Streets Opera

by Team ChekpedsAugust 29, 2022October 3, 2022

This is the magic of open streets : the neighbors can get together and enjoy some music Enjoy Opera Al Fresco and FREE on our Open Streets. Saturday September 10, 6 p.m. West 21st street (9-10)

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Take action against unhealthy traffic

by Team ChekpedsAugust 21, 2022August 29, 2022

Pedestrian safety

March To End Traffic Violence

by Team ChekpedsJune 23, 2022August 29, 2022

On Monday, a taxi driver drove onto a Manhattan sidewalk and left at least three people with severe life-altering injuries. In the aftermath, the Adams administration offered no concrete plans or solutions. We cannot let this stand. Join us tomorrow… Read more

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A flurry of good news on the safety front

by Team ChekpedsJune 14, 2022August 21, 2022

Locally DOT is widening 8th and 9th Avenues’ sidewalks to accommodate more pedestrians and make the bike lane safer. The change will extend from 31st to 43rd Streets on 8th Avenue and 50th to 58th Streets on 9th Avenue. 9th… Read more