Collision Course in NYC

Written by Josh Rogers on May 23, 2012. Posted in Opinion Our Town, Opinion West Side Spirit, Our Town, West Side Spirit

My wife was run over by a rollerblader going the wrong way on a bike path last Friday morning. She was slammed into a puddle and hurt, but fortunately did not suffer serious injury. A few hours later and a few blocks away, my father was wheeling my son in a stroller toward me when
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DOT, NYPD ANNOUNCE SAFETY INITIATIVES

Written by admin on October 27, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, Notes From the Neighborhood west side spirit

By Dan Rivoli The commissioners for the Department of Transportation and the NYPD announced new safety initiatives at the Broadway-West 71st Street-Amsterdam Avenue intersection Oct. 21. There will be an increase in police enforcement to crack down on speeding cars, drivers that fail to yield to pedestrians and bicyclists that disobey traffic laws. The city
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Pedestrians, Bicyclists Need To Get Along

Written by admin on October 13, 2010. Posted in Opinion and Column

To The Editor: I was very much interested in the West Side Spirit’s story (“Dismount Signs Ignored, Taken Down in Riverside Park,” Sept. 1) about bike rider’s etiquette (or lack thereof) in Riverside Park. I am a bike rider and I always dismount and walk the bike through the park from 72nd Street until I
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SURVEY: BIKE LANES BLOCKED

Written by admin on October 13, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, Notes From the Neighborhood west side spirit

By Dan Rivoli Borough President Scott Stringer released a survey confirming what many New York City bicyclists already know: bicycle lanes are routinely misused and cluttered with cars. Stringer’s office staked out 11 bicycle lanes in Manhattan, including the Columbus Avenue bike lane at West 94th Street, over a three-day period during morning and evening
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