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Notify NYC - Traffic Delays January 24, 2020
Notification issued 01-24-2020 at 5:14 PM. Due to a vehicle collision, expect extensive southbound traffic delays on the Cross Bronx Expressway at the Bronx River Parkway in The Bronx. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time. To view this message in American Sign Language (ASL), العربية, বাঙালি, 中文, Français, Kreyòl Ayisyen, Italiano, 한국어, […]
Notify NYC - Coastal Flood Statement January 24, 2020
Notification issued 01-24-2020 at 4:05 PM. The National Weather Service has issued the following: What: Coastal Flood Statement Where: Bronx, Queens North When: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on 1/25 Hazards: Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level is expected in vulnerable areas near the waterfront and shoreline, resulting in minor flooding […]
Notify NYC - Traffic Delays January 24, 2020
Notification issued 01-24-2020 at 12:45 PM. Due to a vehicle collision, expect extensive Brooklyn-bound traffic delays on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in Staten Island. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time. To view this message in American Sign Language (ASL), العربية, বাঙালি, 中文, Français, Kreyòl Ayisyen, Italiano, 한국어, Polski, Pусский, Español, اردو or ייִדיש […]

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Opinion: Expand Transit Service to Queens by Building the QNS

When all of the proposed plans in the current MTA Capital Budget are finished, Brooklyn and the Bronx will still have better rail service and Queens will still be left with congested stations. A straphanger boarding one of Queens’ 78 New York City Transit train stations will still experience crowding at a rate 30 percent greater than that of a Brooklyn or Bronx traveler.
Opinion: 14 Reasons Why Citi Bike in Bushwick is a Bad Idea

At some point every day, we traverse Bushwick Avenue. During the morning and afternoon rush hour, cars, trucks, and buses make their way to their destination; typically going to and later returning from work.
No Easy Answers as NYC Searches for Better Ways to Get Freight into a Crowded City

This story was produced through the City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative For Youth (CLARIFY ), City Limits' paid training program for aspiring public-interest journalists. CLARIFY is supported by The Pinkerton Foundation.
It’s Been Slow-Pedaling for Bike Infrastructure in Bushwick

Tens of thousands of dollars worth of vintage Schwinn bikes hang upside down, dangling over a red Mazda convertible in a garage on Harman Street, in between Knickerbocker and Irving Avenue. They belong to the Classic Riders, one of the only bike clubs left in Bushwick.
Pedestrian Injuries Rise in Bushwick, Where Safety Features are Few

It was an illegal parking lot. Fabiola Mendieta-Cuapio thinks about this a lot — the laundromat on the corner of Wyckoff Avenue and Hart Street and the parking spaces that hung off of it, spilling into the sidewalk.
Opinion: Four MTA Mistakes No One Talks About

Sheldon Burke emailed City Limits last week with a critique of the transit system. We encouraged him to compose the following op-ed.
In Settlement Win for Disabled NYers, City Agrees to Fix Inaccessible Sidewalks

A judge approved a lawsuit settlement Tuesday that requires New York City to take stock of its sidewalks and curbs, and commit to a plan to upgrade all street corners so they're accessible for people with disabilities. The settlement, approved by a judge in the Southern District of New York, stems from a class-action lawsuit filed against the city in 2014 over the state of its sidewalks and pedestrian curb ramps, which disability rights groups say are often unusable for wheelchair users or the visually impaired.
Max & Murphy: Leading Advocate for Transit Sizes Up MTA’s Progress

When a New Yorker is gripping a subway railing and racing the clock to make it to work or to pick up a child from school or to catch a plane, the brain sometimes considers the sheer number of factors that determine whether you will get there on time or obliterate your day. There could be signal problems or a sudden burst of rain that bogs the whole system down.