i was hit by a cyclist who was riding on the sidewalk. i was 7 months pregnant. let’s get serious about these seriously dangerous riders. green, and safe.

How horrible that a senseless tragedy is further compounded by the seeming disregard and blatant disrespect that the DOT just ‘issued’ to the Gruskin family. Mr. Gruskin’s death was a result of the city’s failure to better police bicycle riders and protect pedestrians. By publishing false data, the city basically said that Mr. Gruskin’s death was an anomaly and that the forfeiture of his life doesn’t matter. They are stating that something has been done to correct the issue at hand; when in fact, the opposite is true. Nancy Gruskin is attempting to do something to protect the people of New York City. She is demanding accountability and action to prevent other senseless tragedies from occurring. Why must the Department of Transportation and by further extension, the City of New York attempt to make her appear in the wrong? Take action and accept responsibility for the problem instead of attempting to sugarcoat the facts with false data and lies. Pass a law that will protect everyone on the city streets and show that you are listening.

Finally—– After at least 15 near misses a week in midtown and a very good friend being knocked down while 7 months pregnant by a cyclist going the wrong way down the street, CBS has proven what I have always known— that the DOT has been providing us crap stats for years… Thank you to Tony Aiello and the Gruskin Foundation for exposing this horrible situation… Stay on it!!

Finally!! After nearly 15 near misses a week and very good friend being knocked down by a wrong way bicycle rider (who was NOT a delivery cyclist!) while 7 months pregnant, CBS has exposed what I have always known— that it is crap stats that the DOT has been furnishing us all this time… Thank you to Tony Aiello and the Gruskin Foundation for exposing this travesty. PLEASE stay on top of it for all our sakes!

Nancy should be appointed the the board to keep then honest, fair and safe so this tradegy does not keep repeating.

I agree preasure has to be hard on the DOT and appoint Nancy Gruskin to the board and then maybe things will be reported correctly and the law enforced properly

Nancy has done an amazing job in taking a tragedy and turning it into something positive. Her foundation will help her have strength in numbers so that things can be reported in the proper way. Unfortunately, Stuart is gone, but he is so proud of Nancy and her family fighting for what they believe in,

It is always sad that it takes tragedy to bring attention to existing problems. Congratulations to Nancy for having the courage to fight for her convictions and for honoring Stuart by doing so.

Big props go to Ms. Gruskin and Tony A. for this expose’. The arrogant DOT Commish Sadik-Khan and Bloomberg have shown themselves to be wholly insensitive to community input when it comes to public safety again – an apology was the very least they could do in the Gruskin case. The DOT Commish is out of touch!!

This is not the first time the DOT has “cooked the numbers”. Two years ago, they finally released the results of a $570K study regarding the number of government issued parking permits in the New York Times as 70,000 when in fact the true numbers were twice as many or 140,000. This correction was made only under protest from the Chinatown community and no apology was issued.

Our deepest appreciation to Nancy Gruskin, the Stuart Gruskin Family Foundation and WCBSTV’s Tony Aeillo for your tremendous advocacy.

The DOT Commissioner replied to Mrs. Gruskin’s letter – by sending a form letter to her dead husband??? That is simply pathetic. The City of New York owes Mrs. Gruskin an apology, and I hope the Mayor gives the DOT Commissioner a serious dressing down. What a terrible terrible thing for Mrs Gruskin to go through.

Kudos ato Nancy Gruskin ad Tony Aeillo for reporting on reckless bicycling in NYC. Keep the pressure on the DOT and continue reporting and informing the public about this recklessness.

I applaud Tony Aiello for this excellent and timely story and for pursuing the truth about the grave lack of statistics re: pedestrian and bicycle incidents in NYC. Every day pedestrians are injured, suffer near misses or are simply frightened by reckless bicyclists. I strongly support cycling for recreation and even as an excellent alternative to the use of motor vehicles but ONLY when there is appropriate enforcement of regulations that protect the pedestrians. Kudos to Nancy Gruskin and the Gruskin Foundation for the hard work and relentless efforts to have a positive impact in our great city.

I can’t tell you how may times I have been nearly clipped, or how many people I know that HAVE been clipped by a racing cyclist going in the wrong direction. I used to joke about how we NYers shouldn’t worry so much about as the taxi cabs as we should about the bikers! It’s not funny anymore.
Bicycles are a good thing for exercise, recreation and “going green”. This is about SAFETY, and common sense when riding a bicycle. What happened to Stuart Gruskin is a tragedy. He was a wonderful husband and father who loved life, and sports and his family. I would know, as he as my cousin. All he was doing was heading home to his family after a hard day’s work. This did not have to happen.
Support SCGFF.org, and way to go Nancy for your efforts!

Why can’t the city and organizations like Nancy’s SCGFF.org promote a biker and pedestrian safety program on an ongoing basis?

Thank you, Tony A. for being upfront on such an important issue as pedestrian safety. It’s time we were given the real statistics on bicyclists in NYC so changes can be made in the near future. Let’s make sure that the unspeakable tragedy of Stuart C. Gruskin is not repeated with another innocent victim. Supporting the SCGFF.org is a good place to begin

Appoint Nancy to the DOT board. Conditions would greatly improve foe bicycle safety.

It is appalling that statistics aren’t kept for a matter as important as this. The first step to safer streets is to have an accurate record on what’s happened in the past. Thank you for this wonderful report, it shed some light on a subject that’s gone unnoticed for way to long.

serious changes are in order to promote pedestrian safety. thanks to tony aeillo and nancy gruskin for this wonderful attempt to promote safety

Bicycles are vehicles. They’re metal, they’re fast, and they’re only as safe as the driver in charge. Good stats first, then good policy and good enforcement.

It is about time the press looked objectively at this issue rather than the usual pandering given to the “green” speak spouted by DOT and TA. People have complained about the stealth nature of bicycles for years and it is only getting worse as they become the new privileged class in NY. As soon as the finger is pointed at them, the reflexive response is for bicyclists to point it back to cars and pedestrians. The fact is that the stealth nature and unpredictability of bikes creates anxiety. I am not a statistic, yet I am constantly fearful of where a bicycle might be approaching from and it has taken away some of the joy of walking.

Further, this study proves what others have believed all along – that DOT manufactures data to serve its purposes. The wholesale change in the fabric of the traffic patterns has made NYC a chaotic mess. This “green” mayor has allowed so much development that the needs for 4 wheeled transport has increased dramatically. These bicyclists are NOT getting out of their cars, they are just additions to the mess on the roads. Like it or not, there is a great need for this city to work and all of this “calming” is creating gridlock everywhere. The next brainstorm of closing down parts of 34th Street is one of the most fiscally irresponsible ideas of all time.

Thank you, Tony Aiello, for speaking up for the silent majority and to Nancy Gruskin for turning her unspeakable tragedy in a positive direction.

The website was left out.. scgff.org…..

I encourage anyone who has had an injury with a bicycle, a near miss, or just concerned about this issue to visit our Stuart C. Gruskin Family Foundation website.. The site will be changing in the next couple of weeks to be more interactive, but in the meantime, please feel free to leave a message on our Blog Page… Many, many thanks to Tony Aiello for uncovering this outrageous situation.. We are poised now to make some serious changes with regard to pedestrian safety.

The pro bike dump cars Billionaireberg boot licker Janette Sadik-Khan is a disgrace.
They lie about traffic congestion caused by the Times Square road block.They ignore community input on where and where not to put bike lanes. Now again they spin numbers to make their plan look great when its not. Fire her lying butt.

Almost every biker i have met has broken the law,,,the cut and one biker almost hit me because he was riding on the pedestrian walk.

there has to me better control over bikers.