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Getting There From Here, Near Future Edition

Why take the train to the plane when you can take the UniCab to the swipeless subway?

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Bike Removal, an 81st Precinct Inquiry, and Medals

In 1 Police Plaza: better bicycle removal; exploring police conversations at the 81st Precinct; and medals for officers.

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Spokes | Cities Engage in Vast Biking Conspiracy (Shh!)

Spokes: Bicycle lanes are spreading across the city, the country, the world, and some people see a sinister plot afoot.

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Spokes | The Cyclist-Pedestrian Wars

Conflicts have flared up again across the city, but the most sustained objections to bad bike behavior have been in Manhattan.

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Police Records Detail Large Presence at Critical Mass Rides

Internal documents show that from 2004 to 2006, the department regularly authorized overtime for hundreds of officers, gathered scores of scooters and sent up helicopters on several occasions.

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Dueling Protests Over a Brooklyn Bike Lane

A dedicated lane for cyclists on Prospect Park West continues to polarize.

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Enjoying the Ride Without Seeing Where You're Going

There are dozens of blind or vision-impaired tandem-bike riders in the city, and six of them, paired with sighted partners, are running a 24-hour, five-borough bike relay.

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Cyclist Fatally Doored in East Harlem

A 27-year-old man was knocked from his bicycle into the path of a truck on East 120th Street Friday morning.

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Calling On the City to Extend East Side Bike Lanes

A plea from cyclists to the city to finish a promised six-mile protected bike lane up Second Avenue.

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A Peek Into New York's Bike-Sharing Future

The city is seeking 10,000 three-speed, rust- and graffiti-resistant bicycles that would be available to riders signed up for daily, weekly or annual membership.

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Survey Finds Support, but a Bike-Lane Debate Continues

Spokes: While a survey finds support for the new Prospect Park bike lane, a former transportation commission (and wife of a certain cycling senator) voices concern about it.

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Lawmaker Withdraws Bike-License Bill

A state Assemblyman, Michael G. DenDekker, has withdrawn a bill that would require paid registration and license plates for all bicycles in the state.

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Study Finds Higher Number of Pedestrians Hurt by Bikes

More than 500 New York City residents are injured badly enough to be seen in hospitals after being struck by bicyclists each year, according to an analysis by Hunter College professors, a much higher...

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Number of Bicyclists Keeps Climbing, City Says

A survey shows an 8 percent uptick in ridership in the last year; a few critics question the figures.

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Footage of Cyclist's Accident Differs From Reports, Lawyer Says

A lawyer says there is a "huge gulf" between a police report on the death of a cyclist, Mathieu Lefevre, and what is shown in surveillance footage.

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Getting There From Here, Near Future Edition

Why take the train to the plane when you can take the UniCab to the swipeless subway?

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Bike Removal, an 81st Precinct Inquiry, and Medals

In 1 Police Plaza: better bicycle removal; exploring police conversations at the 81st Precinct; and medals for officers.

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Spokes | Cities Engage in Vast Biking Conspiracy (Shh!)

Spokes: Bicycle lanes are spreading across the city, the country, the world, and some people see a sinister plot afoot.

View Article

Spokes | The Cyclist-Pedestrian Wars

Conflicts have flared up again across the city, but the most sustained objections to bad bike behavior have been in Manhattan.

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Police Records Detail Large Presence at Critical Mass Rides

Internal documents show that from 2004 to 2006, the department regularly authorized overtime for hundreds of officers, gathered scores of scooters and sent up helicopters on several occasions.

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