Janette Sadik-Khan

Dan Suraci, instructor with Bike New York (credit: Alex Silverman / WCBS 880)

Course Helps Inexperienced Cyclists Prepare For NYC Bike Share

A week from today, Citi Bike stations in Manhattan and Brooklyn will go online, and thousands of inexperienced cyclists rolling out.

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DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announcing expansion of Brooklyn Bridge ramps to ease notorious FDR backups, May 13, 2013. (credit: Alex Silverman/WCBS 880)

City Unveils Wider Ramps On Brooklyn Bridge To Ease Congestion

New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan calls the congestion between the bridge and the FDR Drive “the Brooklyn Bridge Squeeze.”

2013/05/13

Citi Bike Docking Station - New York, NY. (credit: Stan Brooks / 1010 WINS)

Sadik-Khan: NYC Bike-Sharing System Set To Launch Next Month

The Transportation Commissioner said that roughly half the bike stations were moved from their originally proposed locations after input from neighbors.

2013/04/09

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, and NYC Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan - Feb. 15, 2013 (credit: Rich Lamb / WCBS 880)

LaHood Delivers Check For New York Sandy Transportation Rebuilding

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood stopped by the Battery Friday to bring New York a check for $287 million to rebuild roads, bridges, and tunnels damaged by superstorm Sandy and other storms.

2013/02/15

New York City Bicycle Deliverymen in Union Square - Jan. 31, 2013 (credit: Marla Diamond / WCBS 880)

New York City DOT Set To Crack Down Hard On Bicycle Delivery Riders

The New York City Department of Transportation has teamed up with Delivery.com to provide helmets, reflective vests, bells, and lights to 1,500 deliverymen citywide.

2013/01/31

A gash in the Seastreak ferry is viewed following an early morning ferry accident during rush hour in Lower Manhattan on January 9, 2013. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Dozens And Dozens Injured After Ferry Bangs Into Dock In Lower Manhattan

Investigators believed Wednesday evening that mechanical failure caused the crash involving the Seastreak Wall Street catamaran.

2013/01/09

Midtown parking signs before and after (credit: Alex Silverman/WCBS 880)

Simplified Street Parking Signs Aimed To Help Reduce Confusion In Midtown

The goal of the redesigned signs, according to city officials, is to give drivers the information they need to find a legal parking spot.

2013/01/07

Mayor Bloomberg thanks Department of Transportation employees for quickly restoring ferry service after Sandy Dec. 10, 2012 (Credit: Spencer T Tucker/Flickr)

Bloomberg Thanks DOT Workers For Quickly Restoring Ferry Service After Sandy

The Staten Island Ferry resumed service just 72 hours after Sandy hit.

2012/12/10

A man bikes across the Brooklyn Bridge as Hurricane Sandy begins to affect the area on October 29, 2012. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Nation’s Largest Bike Share System To Launch In May 2013

The country’s largest bike sharing system will launch in New York City next spring.

2012/12/07

New York Water Taxi (file / credit: Evan Bindelglass / CBSNewYork)

S.I. Borough President Wants New Great Kills Ferry Service Made Permanent

The New York Water Taxi service from a temporary landing at Great Kills Park making stops near Wall Street and in Midtown began Monday morning. One-way fare on the New York Water Taxi ferry is $2.

2012/11/26

New Yorkers wait in traffic as they head into Manhattan from Brooklyn as the city continues to recover from superstorm Sandy on November 1, 2012. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Bloomberg: HOV Restrictions Lifted, Monday’s Commute Will Still Be ‘Slower Than Normal’

In a press conference Sunday afternoon, Mayor Bloomberg announced that the carpooling regulations put in place after Superstorm Sandy will not go back into effect for the work week.

2012/11/04

Flooded Staten Island Ferry Terminal (credit: Alex Silverman / WCBS 880)

Staten Island Ferry Sailing For First Time Since Sandy; Port Operations Continue Resumption

For the first time since before superstorm Sandy hit the Tri-State area, you will be able to take commute by boat between Staten Island and Manhattan.

2012/11/02

Traffic Approaching The Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge (credit: Matt Overton)

Carpooling Requirement Creates Nightmare Commute Into Manhattan

Vehicles entering Manhattan by the four East River bridges and the Lincoln Tunnel must have three or more passengers on Thursday and Friday between 6 a.m. and midnight.

2012/11/01