A 26-year-old man from Hoensbroek was arrested Saturday evening after intentionally driving into two people at a gas station in Windraak The incident left a 32-year-old woman from Munstergeleen injured when the suspect got into a verbal altercation with a 34-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman inside the gas station he deliberately struck them with his vehicle from behind The woman sustained injuries and was transported by ambulance to a hospital in Heerlen The suspect fled the scene immediately after the collision Police launched an investigation and arrested the suspect later that evening at his residence in Hoensbroek He is being held on suspicion of attempted manslaughter It is with great sadness that the International World Games Association has to announce that its former Secretary General Co Koren has passed away The Honorary Life President of the International Tug of War Federation died last Saturday at the age of 80 after a short serious illness IWGA President José Perurena paid tribute to the deceased in a letter to the family: "We are not only losing a friend It is no exaggeration to say that Co Koren was one of the godfathers when the IWGA was founded He was with us from the beginning and has actively supported us ever since José Perurena further described the contribution of Co Koren to the development of the Games: "The oldest picture in our archives shows a lunch meeting during the 1980 GAISF Congress in Monaco The participants at this meeting were the women and men who planned our first edition in 1981 in Santa Clara One of the people in this picture is Co Koren This year our CEO Joachim Gossow took another photo 300 boxes of archival material from the history of the IWGA were picked up from Koren’s home in Hoensbroek in the Netherlands and brought to our headquarters in Lausanne Perhaps this is the best way to describe how close and how lasting his connection with the IWGA was." Dedicated to Tug-of-War as an active athlete he has been in contact with The World Games since the first edition of The World Games in Santa Clara in 1981 he was still an official of the Tug-of-War International Federation In 1983 he joined the IWGA Executive Committee Since 1989 he had been the IWGA Secretary General Co Koren continued to actively support the IWGA he established a system for evaluating the respective editions of The World Games he reorganised all the materials in his archives that he collected about the IWGA and The World Games He made these historical documents available to the IWGA Several hundred pictures and videos to be found in the IWGA archive ware contributed by Co Koren José Perurena says further about Co Koren: "He has always shown a passion for The World Games He has served the IWGA for so many years and decades and has always been loyal and dedicated even in difficult times We have benefited immensely from his experience and knowledge He has always been an important advisor to us even after he left office and his idea was just to serve to make our event shine." Ron Froehlich takes sadly the knowledge of the passing of his long-time colleague: “My association with Co as the Secretary General of The World Games was spread over many years Co Koren summed up his contribution to The World Games with humility: "I had my share." 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I live on the park block of 81st Street and we also have a trumpeter (or other brass instrumentalist) who I’m not sure if he/she continues to do so since I haven’t been out at that time the past month But the trumpeter made me smile every time I heard and saw it the trumpet would emerge out its first floor window (I never saw who the trumpet was attached to) and would play its triumphant sounding tune As a professional instrumental musician (not trumpet) I absolutely support Steve’s statement No one should have to listen to others’ sounds one of the glorious defining elements of NYC is the sound of a jazz trumpet on a desolate corner on a grey day or on the street below your apartment on a lazy summer afternoon why not acknowledge that not everyone likes trumpet sounds I don’t know how long this nightly serenade lasts but I think it would annoy me too.The idea is nice but the reality may not be Sounds are a part of the cost of living here New Yorkers are forever tooting their own horns; I thank you Does any one remember this classic NYC trumpet related video from years ago A true classic from the early days of the internet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E62iA6KCIQ I can play the new NYC theme song…..TAPS Street musicians have no right to disturb the quiet enjoyment of my home When it happens once in a while and for 15-20 minutes it is tolerable But when it goes on for hours every weekend that is quite another thing The city prohibits use of amplifiers without a permit and also limits the sound level such that if the music is audible 50 feet away (I might be wrong on the exact distance) it is illegal and I have no compunction about reporting the issue on NYC.gov and then calling the local precinct who I am glad to say have been effective in stopping the noise that can’t be *bagpipes* I’m hearing These responses show how great human nature is The trumpeter’s triumphant tremolo transcends our tragedy © 2025 West Side Rag | All rights reserved © 2025 West Side Rag | All rights reserved Chambers has made only 18 Premier League starts for Southampton, yet Wenger has had no hesitation over the fee, such is the potential that he sees in the Hampshire-born player The Arsenal manager has already signed the France right-back Mathieu Debuchy from Newcastle to replace Bacary Sagna, who has joined Manchester City on a Bosman free but that has not deterred him from moving for Chambers whose arrival will place a question mark over defender Carl Jenkinson’s future at the Premier League club Wenger has previously raided Southampton for young English talent, taking Theo Walcott in 2006 and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in 2011 and the south coast club are having to contend with an exodus this summer Dejan Lovren is also on the brink of moving to Anfield Southampton also know that Tottenham and Arsenal covet the midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin although they are fiercely determined to keep him Wenger, meanwhile, has spoken for the first time about Arsenal’s incoming new goalkeeper, David Ospina, who starred for Colombia at the World Cup finals. Arsenal have agreed a £3m deal for Ospina with Nice [Wojciech] Szczesny will be the No1 [goalkeeper] then we’ll be down to performances and if Ospina shows that he is better This is the archive of The Observer up until 21/04/2025 The Observer is now owned and operated by Tortoise Media You have successfully subscribed to our newsletter Comunicação social - todos os direitos reservados With protests spreading throughout the city the mayor and governor have announced a curfew starting at 11 p.m Authorities are also doubling the number of officers deployed around the city to 8,000 from 4,000 Curfews in other cities have not stopped the protests or arrests having had all/most day to make their point heard peacefully especially with covid around and in the presence of a curfew order Which makes the looting anarchists still out past that time a lot easier to identify and arrest What is difficult to understand is how people who are already breaking “laws” can be deterred by more “laws” What is the difference between an NYC curfew and the mass house arrest of 60% of the world’s population Curfew was due to a known clear and present danger S.A.R.S-CoV-2 has not even passed Koch’s Postulates and people are being tested by rtPCR and antibodies; for what(?) We are living in Plato’s Cave and would do better to try to support other human beings rather than the very few who have nearly the entire world captive in their homes and afraid to interact There are precedents to these theatrical circumstances That so many are willfully ignorant is testament to where “civilization” is truly headed Why is commentary on the fake viral outbreak being censored Because God forbid peaceful protesters that feel strongly about making their case and voice heard stay up beyond 11 pm amirite Way to go in telling others how they should conduct their peaceful protesting Last I checked the 1st amendment doesn’t apply to 5am-11pm only Please recheck 1st amendment which only guarantees protection from government prosecution for voicing your opinion It does not require anyone to listen to your voice and it does not give anyone the right to otherwise violate the law delay or prevent me from carrying on my legal activities your right to protest ends in my right of way on the street 1st amendment does not give you the right to violate them I believe that all of the above applies to the right to assemble I have heard that there are even white supremacists backing violence on the streets… They are hoping for a race war No such thing as a peaceful protester if they stay past curfew Perhaps it is “Alternate Truth” “Peaceful” is not synonymous with following every law Martin Luther King and Gandhi famously broke laws that prohibited them from peacefully protesting; to claim that they weren’t peaceful as a result is just… silly This will only affect law-abiding citizens unfortunately for you most of us are watching the news on a regular basis and know exactly what was actually said Not sure what country you think you’re in but we respect protest here The fact that you conflate it with crimes also being committed Bloomie the cops are watching the looting as they have been told to by our elected leaders NYPD has their hands tied what about people who work the night shift? I think cops are smart enough to know they are not part of the protest Curfew’s almost never impact workers would you mind telling us where you’re getting this information I think people would benefit from having access to events as they unfold Cuomo and deBlasio only touched on the issue of now much these large crowds might affect the COVID-19 infection rate going forward I realize that many people were wearing masks Any medical people here want to weigh in on this It’s hard to find accurate information Cuomo addressed this after today’s address in the questions which were more interesting than the prepared talk He never mentioned the curfew in his speech It’s important to note that people who were jailed said the jails were crowded the police weren’t wearing masks and there was no hand sanitizer Maybe they should have thought about those factors before they looted It’s amazing that Fox News is broadcasting the same information that Phooey has presented here The simple conclusion must be that the people at Fox News are getting their scoops directly from Phooey It seems unlikely that Phooey is listening to Fox News and sharing it with us What is most interesting is that both Phooey and Fox are terrified by Cuomo I noticed that Fox similarity too.It’s a huge leap to conflate peaceful protestors with looting criminals like they did I want to be out protesting but I’m 64 If I was even 10 years younger I would be out there Let me say that I understood the first instances of looting because there’s a point where people break and they say “Everything we do is suspect so what’s the use in obeying the law.” I get it 400 years of this sort of thing would break even the most patient people Not condoning it; I’m just saying I understand how that frustration makes people act out YouTube to believe that the looters after that were anything but opportunistic bad guys And the police are doing a terrible job at policing themselves Bill De Blasio is feckless and useless in this situation but that’s another line of discussion The cure is in how we go forward from here did everyone forget about the Covid thing? So let me get this straight…the left is out protesting police violence and social justice (long over due) and the right/MAGA were just out protesting the virus quarantine/shutdown Will there even be anyone or anything left by November “…the protests have been largely peaceful…” Really Mayor…peaceful protestors do not set fire to police cars Peaceful protestors do not aimlessly commit crimes do not burglarize and do not destroy businesses We are all hurting and send deepest condolences to Mr Floyd’s family but violence has no place nor will it ever advance anyone’s intentions to effect change Unfortunately the extremist factions are seizing upon this moment with their violence to characterize all protestors in a negative light my old poodle has to pee when my old poodle has to pee they better have a weewee pad in their car How are people suppose to get home from work with no public transportation?? Monitoring media we’ve not seen single incident on the part of NYPD requiring apology or meriting yapping figure heads’ Cuomo & DeBlasio’s back handed denigration claimed against supposed officers ‘not upholding value of this city..’ And what we have seen is hard put to lay at the feet of the officers trying to maintain order and protect persons and property -in spite of an adversarial to law and order City Hall Pols secure behind taxpayer security and their safe spaces willingly give unvetted organizations carte blanche for effective civil disorder -in our streets- incanting not peace race hatred and inciting violence to property damage The matter is way past a single instance of Floyd George’s obscene and criminal mistreatment by specific individuals State MSM media has been true to form and directive aggravating race politics and proselytizing ‘need for justice’ to rile folks up just when the measured process of law must be allowed to take its course However this and Pandemic blame is nothing more than another transparent last ditch democratic dumpTrump attempt to politically disenfranchise an elected president Use of critical thinking will reveal and defeat influence of these insipid cultural Marxist propagandists’ and their motives to reduce quality of our lives in fealty to their weird social agendas You had me up until the last two sentences though will without question benefit Trump Not much destructive property damage or violence tonight More cops on the street and a curfew are steps in the wrong direction It is shameful to see such behavior from those who have sworn to protect and serve And to those of you who think it’s cute to play Fox News in the comments I challenge you to take a look in the mirror and find your better selves The NYPD is not looting and burning out businesses “What we are seeing are police riots” This is not about the protests anymore but the covid shutdown No one would loot In the evening if things were not shut down in a response to covid I always suspected we would have looting once summer came with everything closed The solution is end the shutdown to save the City Precautions masks distancing could be maintained but what we have now has to end Why are some people and the MSM so scared to tell it like it is and overrunning precincts are not “protests” Until the media starts reporting these situations accurately the true protestors’ concerns will just get lost in the chaos It is the work of some people taking advantage of a situation for their own gain and selfishness the hard working tax payer and business owner pays the price for the weakness and radical-coddling of our leadership Our Mayor and City Council has been clamoring to tie the hands of the NYPD and chase the middle and upper middle class out of the city from day 1 and they are finally getting their wish Further evidence that we are now living in a police state with little regard for civil rights Anyone want to buy a coop in the West 70’s at a steep discount Four young players are currently participating in the Carlton International Youth Tournament More than 600 players from 15 different countries are taking part over three days of non-stop badminton which come to a close tomorrow This is the second time that Badminton Malta is being represented at the tournament The first two days of the competition are reserved for individual matches as most of the singles events are being played on a round robin system The doubles tournament is a knock-out basis The third and last day of the tournament will be dedicated to friendly mixed doubles competitions Nigel Degaetano is playing in the U-19 singles and doubles where he will be partnered by Frenchman Adel Meddah Matthew Abela is in the U-17 singles and will team up with Dutch girl Stella Li in mixed doubles Mark Abela and Sam Cassar are playing in the singles and doubles events Badminton Malta expressed its satisfaction after the positive results obtained recently by the young players coming up within its fold and augur well for the future of the sport please register for free or log in to your account The unusual flight jacket worn by an assailant in four gunpoint robberies at the Frederick Douglass Houses between January 5th and 23rd led to the arrest of Tarrell Webster Surveillance photos captured images of the back of a jacket that became the subject of investigation and discussion among officers in the anti-crime unit and detectives of the 24th Precinct told the 24th Precinct Community Council the jacket had a circle with four different logos Webster was arrested for possession of an open container of alcohol on January 29th at 9:40 pm at 860 Columbus Avenue Arresting officers noticed the jacket and upon further investigation he is now allegedly linked to the four gunpoint robberies Webster is thought to associate with some of the CAG gang Victims of the robberies ranged in age from 14 to 58 years old police report that on January 21st a 20 year old male who was making a delivery was approached at the front of 830 Columbus Avenue the assailant approached a 58 year old male victim None of the victims were residents of Frederick Douglass Houses Webster is being held on $50,000 bail and $100,000 bond and has been charged with Robbery I’ve noticed the gang crews seem to prefer the letter Z This is just De Blasio’s new wealth redistribution scheme None of the victims were from the projects and the money went to a resident of the projects robbing people is hard work and involves a lot of risk I don’t actually believe anything I just wrote above.) How about some “props” once again to the 24th Precinct and Deputy Inspector Larin for excellent police work it seems like a very large number of these incidents end with arrests Where did all these inhuman mutants come from Let’s just hope that the gentleman is Gunna do some time if he did all this The silliness on this site over anything having to do with crime Most of the site is commenters complaining about how their 1970s neighborhood is “no more” or about how to analyze crime incidents I think a laugh or two can be a positive here Note to self: when committing a crime don’t wear easily identifiable clothing The mayor wants the police to ignore broken windows type crimes like drinking alcohol in public was hit and killed by a garbage truck on Central Park West between 66th and 67th Street while riding a bike on Friday afternoon Lyden was riding north on CPW in the bike lane around 4:40 p.m when a black Toyota livery vehicle pulled into the lane Lyden swerved into the vehicle lanes and was hit by a private carting truck that was traveling north Both vehicles remained on scene and the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad is investigating the crash “Our preliminary investigation has found that the actions of the bicyclist did not contribute to the collision The actions of the TLC [livery] vehicle driver did contribute to the collision Whether that driver receives summonses or is arrested depends on the District Attorney’s office.” was arrested at the scene and will face charges of driving under the influence – several beer cans were found in the truck – and for driving a carting vehicle on a no-truck route The crash “is an exemplar for why protected bike lanes are safer,” wrote Nicolas Lawson who rode by the scene on a bike and sent the photo below of the livery cab “The current bike lane is a transient zone for cars going to and from the curb and not a safe place for cyclists.” Lawson wrote that he is not generally a fan of bike lanes but believes that “in high commuter and tourists corridors I think they are a must.” “On the same ride home I saw a pickup truck force a Citibike commuter into a parked car at 60th and less than a half a mile later I came across this From there to 93rd st I counted how many times I was forced into the middle traffic lane by cars parking Four times in a mile I made the same decision that cost this person their life.” “The 10 minutes I save by taking CPW over CP east drive in order to spend more time with my family is looking a lot less valuable.” Photos below by a tipster who wished to remain anonymous This story has been updated with additional information from police and a witness who saw the aftermath Was driving along the route and spotted a bicyclist down Got out of car and assisted in the resuscitation effort until PD Although the garbage truck driver may be the one ultimately “at fault” anyone who rides a bike up cpw deals with the obstacle course thrown up in the bike lane by cars pulling over to pick up and discharge passengers The bike lane uptown is certainly better than the reverse direction where the cyclist needs to fend for themselves but it remains a very challenging situation more than this unfortunate tourist was equipped to deal with need to learn that bike riders have the right of way in the bike lane bike lanes are not for parking or stopping If cars and cabs can learn that bikes have the right to be on the road and to respect the bike lanes those of us who care about not adding to the carbon emissions of NYC can do so safely when addressing the detrimental effects of automobile emissions this exclusive focus (exhibited in at least two posts in this thread by Jeff Berger for example) on carbon emissions and their alleged contribution to “climate change” What about all the toxic pollutants that are invariably released with automobile emissions Are the respiratory and carcinogenic effects of said pollutants well-established and immediate than the link between carbon emissions and climate and the ultimate implications of said link Is the latter not ultimately a matter of extrapolation about events much farther into the future where do you get dropped off if you are in anyway less mobile You have the driver turn left on the side street nearest your destination or you ask them to take a route that ends heading south It’s the same for every two-way avenue without a median) The bike lane is on the east side of the street All of the apartment buildings on CPW are on the west side of the street If you live on CPW and have a mobility issue that prevents you from getting from a cab to the sidewalk without being dropped off IN the bike lane why are you getting dropped off on the East side of CPW when you would therefore have to cross four lanes of traffic to get home I’ve been forced into traffic many times on that stretch of CPW by bikes heading diwntown in tye uptown lane I’ve been biking in Manhattan for over 50 years—the last 5 have been the most dangerous and the two main causes are Ubers and othwr bikers Car drivers and passengers often have to stop behind or go around other vehicles that need to pick up or discharge riders I noticed so many time the garbage trucks drivers are driving like man men 😔 Looks to me like the livery driver was pulled up curbside at a bus stop to start this all off Then pulled out across the bike lane without yielding or even The city council’s for-hire vehicle cap can’t come soon enough If that van’s driver had spent three seconds checking each mirror and the bike lane These bike lanes will kill many and critically injure hundreds of people before they are finally removed 10 years from now The bike lanes are THE MOST terribly designed solution to a real problem I have ever come across The design is so bad that one wonders how on earth anything like this could have EVER been approved The problem with the design is that it creates a very false sense of security for riders and basically invites pedestrians to get run over They reduce visibility all around by forcing parked cars halfway out into the road What needs to happen is that the sidewalks need to be extended and thus protect bikers with a curb The bike lane needs to become part of the sidewalk A separate curb or poles ON THE SIDEWALK will separate bikers from pedestrians but many will die and many pedestrians will be critcally injuired by bikes before it happens Studies have proven they make the streets SAFER for not just cyclists effectively easing the speed of speeding cars and trucks In a dense urban area like NYC filled with pedestrians when we will wonder what the heck we were thinking when What can we do to get more – and better – bike lanes installed The separated bike lanes you’re talking about have a proven track record of saving lives and reducing injuries for everyone – drivers This death occurred in an unseparated bike lane that runs between parked cars and moving traffic This wasn’t even a green graffitied lane Also appears to have been a bus stop as well These lanes are accidents waiting to happen If City wants bikes to be an alternate transportation modality than must have protected bike lanes Less costly to have these lanes then City end up being sued massive injuries and loss of tourists coming to City As a side note to the poster who wrote that going south on CPW is even more dangerous – well of course it is – there is no bike lane on that side Columbus Ave has a great protected bike lane going down to 66 St for that purpose Also the drive inside of Central Park brings you all the way to Central Park South with a very easy entry at 72nd St so no real excuses for using CPW southbound livery drivers shouldn’t be picking up or discharging passengers at bus stops either The Carting trucks in this city are a menace.Theyare overwhelmed with the number of stop’s they are supposed to make and do all sorts of illeagal and wreckless manuevers to finish their routes.If you are a pedestrian or a cyclist Do Not expect them to yield in a crosswalk,stop at lights late at night and they will cross multiple lanes of traffic without looking.Zero enforcement from NYPD I got hit by a bicycle on Fourth of July on this same street Please ticket both vehicles and pedestrians in the bike lane CtiBike is my primarily mode of transportation it’s definitely “heads up” out there Vehicles and pedestrians often do not respect the bike lane and that doesn’t appear to be a NYPD concern Cars/vans routinely double park.People step in to the lane without looking CPW bike lane should at very least be moved to the curb with the parking lane between bikes and moving traffic In some places they are like on Amsterdam Avenue and Columbus Avenue and I totally agree but I’m not for bike lanes We have plenty of room for protected bike lanes We just need to change our view that cars get precedence We need to give equal space to bikes and pedestrians It will simply take courage to accept that the “cars are the future” mentality of the 1950’s are over High gas prices and climate change mean we have to rethink how we all get around It seems insane that we have plenty of space for cars Why have we decided that cars (which are bad for the environment and are far more likely to hurt people than a bike or a pedestrian) have precedence over all other modes of transportation “What needs to happen is that the sidewalks need to be extended and thus protect bikers with a curb A separate curb or poles ON THE SIDEWALK will separate bikers from pedestrians.” Helsinki and Stockholm…all places that have special bike lanes on the sidewalks I rode for 15 km in Helsinki and felt safe throughout the ride The greater density is all the more reason why the infrastructure is needed A bike lane that is the width of a vehicle lane has the potential to move many more people than a motor vehicle lane unless it is a bus only lane A terrorist mows down 8 cyclists and injures 11 others on the Hudson River Greenway and BOOM… large dangerous and ugly concrete barriers are erected in literally DAYS up and down Greenway 44 cyclists were slaughtered on our streets by careless thoughtless motorists last year and what was done European bikers in urban areas mostly don’t wear helmets They stop at red lights; they don’t ride against traffic; and they follow other traffic laws too many NYC bicyclists don’t do any of those things that would make biking here safer for cyclists and for pedestrians I stopped bike riding in the New York city streets years ago simply because it became too dangerous and I was once almost purposely hit buy a bus driver on Broadway and 79th Street I must say the bus company sent an investigator to my house right away and I told them the bus driver tried to hide his number on his sleeve but the passengers got up and yelled it out the window I didn’t want the bus driver to be fired just to take it easy with bike riders from now on It’s difficult 4 Walker’s now to cross the street and for people getting out of cabs not to get hit by bicyclists in the bike lane No tourist should ever be rented a bicycle in New York City without a helmet I’ve seen a few and warn them but they sort of laugh it off not realizing how many ghost bikes I have seen in my years of biking I like the suggestion of making a curb so Walkers and people getting in and out of taxis would be safe and the bicyclists would have a little more safety Until then I’ll just stick to the parks That would have saved this unfortunate woman to Jonathan Mohrer who bemoans the lack of a downtown lane I never take Uber because they’re only insured 100,000/200,000 they should be TLC insured for 5 million like all the other luxury Limousine companies No motor vehicle in urban core except delivery trucks in designated late night-early morning hours and buses Leaves room for buses to efficiently move those who cannot walk or bike Thanks to De Blasio for bike lanes that are not safe They create traffic and all kinds of hazards Bicyclists are always in danger of getting hit by a car door or a car using the bike lane to drop off passengers And UBER and Via drivers are constantly looking at their phones/ipads waiting for another ride…they do not watch the road…PLEASE do something about this hazard I was in the area when this tragedy happened,I can not understand what a garbage truck was doing there at that hour of the afternoon!!!this people drive around like maniacs Thought about my daughter about the same age of this girl I’ve not seen this fact mentioned anywhere yet your story fails to state the livery vehicle was a Uber and have seen so much distracted driving out there that I’ve resigned myself to the Hudson River Bike Path I drop the bike near the river and walk inland to wherever I need to be especially on a narrow unprotected bike lane on CPW The Riverside bike path is a much better option and runs the length of the City There’s a very simple solution: remove this unprotected bike lane Central Park is right there and there are protected lanes on Amsterdam and Columbus plus there’s another protected bike path in Riverside Park CPW is a two-way street and doesn’t have room for a bike lane Instead of pointing fingers at drivers and cyclists fix the structural problem of having a bike lane where it doesn’t belong and is inherently unsafe So…how does one get into Central Park then You can’t enter on every cross street I ride up this stretch (in the bike lane) frequently to get to the entrance on 67th street CPW’s bike lane is not safe; riding every day around the UWS I avoid it because there’s simply too much activity going on all THROUGH the lane..and too many vehicles using it as a loading zone (1) The City needs to install a 2-way protected bike lane along the park just like those along Prospect Park in Brooklyn and Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx This will also narrow the street to make it safer for pedestrians to cross (2) The City needs to charge for parking on the remaining CPW spaces to encourage high turnover The price should be set at the point where there is always one or two open spaces on every block will end the scourge of illegal double-parking Curbside spaces can be better kept open by designating “No Parking” zones I always try to keep our neighborhood safe by design and not by charging fees Charging fees only ensures that those with money take things away from those without I was struck by a bus on Amsterdam in 2009 which is relevant because I was there due to the extremely dangerous bike lane on CPW mostly because of cyclists heading south on the north-only bike lane but also because of that very intersection (I worked for ABC News at the time) The problem I think the city faces is that building protected bike lanes will require a complete rewiring of the city’s surface transit system I’ve gone to Amsterdam (the city) to bike and the whole set up of the city lends itself to bikes The protected bike lanes in midtown are awful Pedestrians wander into the “protected” lanes because the sidewalks are too crowded causing other cyclists to swerve to avoid them and pedestrians have to learn how to behave Another devastating accident involving a private trash collecting company in NYC ProPublica has been reporting extensively on the risks these companies are posing on the streets of NY: https://www.propublica.org/article/trashed-inside-the-deadly-world-of-private-garbage-collection The city has to step up with better oversight of these companies and drivers If it’s so dangerous then don’t ride your bike in the city a small percentage of cars will realize it’s there and be a small percentage more carefull That would be a small step but would make a difference get rid of a lane of traffic and turn it into a protected lane with bus stops Those who say stuff like “there is already a protected lane on Amsterdam” have never ridden in the city Bike riders are not going to ride two long blocks west in order to go north I hope the prosecutor throws the book at the driver they give cyclists a false sense of security Often they are nothing more than painted lines on heavily traveled streets…nothing to protect cyclists from traffic Not really planned or designed for effectiveness.; installed as political theater In this case the truck driver was totally at fault In this city bikers do not follow rules of driving Many times even go the wrong way in a bike lane This dodsn’t apply here and I am very sorry for the biker but to be more general drive in the wrong direction and can be very rude to pedestrians on sidewalks I have seen parents/nannies with their children on sidewalks with “wheels” usually riding way ahead of them uncaring or oblivious to pedestrians including elderly and disabled When will NYC have stricter bike/roadway law enforcement which will in effect protect pedestrians and riders alike We began bringing in Citibike without forethought having already had problems with bikes I know the rider wasn’t at fault here and the driver was under the influence but if we had consistent rules and law enforcement maybe this rider from another country would have had a better chance We have bike lanes for a reason yet most motorist use them to double park in This occurs everywhere but is a major issue on west 77th between columbia and Central Park west We cyclist are then forced to ride onto the Main Street There is no question that an unprotected bike lane provides little in the way of increased safety for cyclists they need to be colored (green is best) to provide more awareness to drivers but ideally need to to be separated through the use of bollards (such as those found down the block from this accident the most dangerous in Manhattan — even though one would think it is safe due to its location adjacent to the park The biggest problem is the cabs/ubers negligently zipping in and out of the bike lane to unload passengers A cyclist has to be very aware and experienced to know how to respond to these situations — unfortunately Lyden did exactly what one should not do (ie swerve into traffic) Couple this with cyclists illegally using the bike path as a North-South lane as well and pedestrians stepping in to lane against the light the CPW bike lane is an accident waiting to happen I rarely see bikes on cpkw; have assumed most people would rather ride IN park As for downtown lane on East side of Columbus I constantly yell at unthinking or uncaring bikers while I am at the west side bus stop to “use the bike lane Yeah it bothers me to see flagrant disregard of the lane with trucks double parked opposite each other…more unthinking and/or not caring © 2025 West Side Rag | All rights reserved.