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Andrew Fine retweeted
It is almost DAILY that pedestrians & cyclists are being maimed in Central Park! Thanks @transalt @Centralparknyc @nyc_dot @ShaunAbreu
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Andrew Fine retweeted
Londoners :
“Residents hate them … so why do officials keep making more LTNs? A review of 90 low-traffic neighbourhoods found locals opposed the scheme in 87 per cent of cases where polling was conducted. The majority went ahead anyway”
teddit.net/r/ukpolitics/comm…
City Council members float bill to pilot ‘low-traffic’ neighborhoods in some parts of NYC for more street safety measures amny.com/news/city-council-p…
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Reminder @TransAlt advocated for a HIGHER speed limit 4 bikes @CentralPark_NYC + Conservancy built high-speed bike lane + disabled crossing lights throughout Park + now a pedestrian is (hopefully still) clinging to life. @GaleBrewerNYC @SpeakerMenin @nyc_evsa
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E-bike terrorism on our streets takes another life.
@NYCMayor please stop shilling for lobbyists and gentrification.
@SpeakerMenin @NYCCouncil @NY1
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Andrew Fine retweeted
Sad. It wont be reported. The rider almost never stays at scene. Ban E-Vehicles from our parks! @ShaunAbreu @GaleBrewer @nyccitycouncil @nyc_dot
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Here we go again @CentralPark_NYC . The last time we had a Global Citizen with significant rain, the lawn was closed until April. It's bad enough that they steal 10 days with closure and endless hassles, but another 6 weeks before the winter closure is a predictable shame.
A worrying situation is unfolding as a Nor'easter storm is expected to hit the city around 3 p.m. on Saturday.
The Global Citizen Concert begins at 4 p.m. on Saturday at the Great Lawn. More than 50K people are expected at the concert.
In 2023, the Great Lawn was badly damaged when Global Citizen coincided with Tropical Storm Ophelia, causing more than $600K in damage and closing the lawn to the public 2 months earlier than usual.
There is no rain date.
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A must-share petition by a local mom calling on @NYCCouncil and @CitiBikeNYC demand strict age verification for Cutibikes for kids, suspension of parent accts used by underaged, enforced helmet law, and education for road rules. Please sign + share.
c.org/f65dw9KPfv
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Asking @NYPDCentralPark any further details on the 6 armed robberies in the Park last week? Were the 2 robberies on CPW the day before related? Is there any surveillance video, description of perps or getaway vehicle? @gregmocker @rosannascotto @GaleBrewerNYC @nicolegelinas
String of robberies taking place inside of Central Park, police say pix11.com/news/string-of-rob…
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Regarding @CitiBikeNYC
- A DMV-issued Learner's Permit should be required, under 18, plus a class on safety. Age alone should not be the only qualifier.
- Strict age-verification regimen.
- Treat under 18 as "probationary" period, with membership revoked w dangerous riding.
- Visible front +back plates to report bad behavior of minors and adults.
@SpeakerMenin @vmmaloney @NYCCouncil @bradhoylman @nyc_evsa @NYCMayorsOffice @NYPDPC @nicolegelinas @rosannascotto @gregmocker
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Andrew Fine retweeted
What NYC bike advocates have fought AGAINST: Helmet mandates, ticketing of red-light running cyclists, licensing and registration of ebikes, requirements of cyclists to stay in open/usable bike lanes instead of traffic, and overall enforcement of people on two wheels.
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Let's face it, these guys are made for each other. ❤️ Birds of a feather...
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No mention that "passenger" was in the basket of the @CitiBikeNYC , and then the quote from @TransAlt , which accepts generous funding from @lyft /@CitiBikeNYC and insists on more infrastructure for Citibike. No wonder this keeps happening. We need honest reporting of facts.
15-year-old girl dies after truck hits two teens in East Village
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We need kids educated on the risks and rules of the road. Age verification. A learner's permit. A probation period. Helmets. No doubling up. I say this generally, not just to this incident. And yes, ultimately the truck driver must be assumed responsible, but as a parent, I would not want any of my kids chancing it. My heart goes out to the families. The loss is unimaginable. The @lyft policy, endorsed by @TransAlt and @NYCCouncil to get as many kids on e-bikes as possible, comes at too great a cost.
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It is indeed heartbreaking, and incredibly sad. There was a bike lane a block away. And a bike lane on First Ave. The infrastructure is there. 14th St was converted to a bus way to speed bus commutes and increase speed. It's not appropriate for e-bikes, especially doubled up. I feel for these families, it is so tragic. Perhaps we should examine best practices for young riders. One per bike. Age verification. Education on traffic laws before enjoying this "freedom". This death should never have happened. The "add bikers at all costs" has the severest of repercussions. We must all do better. @NYCCouncil must do better. @CitiBikeNYC must do better, and @TransAlt that accepts significant funding fr @CitiBikeNYC @lyft must do better. Lives that we all cherish are at stake.
Heartbreaking.
New York should be a city where young people are safe while navigating the city by bike and can experience the joy and freedom that comes from cycling.
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Any word on surveillance of the perps in the multiple gunpoint robberies in @CentralPark_NYC
@Crime_In_NYC @NYPDCentralPark the other night? Also, what type of bike were three robbers on at once?
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15 year old girl dead, 13 year old girl injured doubled up on @CitiBikeNYC e-bike. An unspeakably tragic incident in the EV tonight. Citibike has no real age verification. We have been warning of this, and sadly, this will happen again if @NYCCouncil does not act!!! @nyc_evsa
.@lyft is doing nothing to keep children from driving and taking their own underaged passengers on these dangerous motorized vehicles. By definition, two children in charge of one motorized vehicle built for one adult to drive is dangerous. We are sacrificing lives to ideology here. RIP. Attractive nuisance.
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There goes the already notsogreat @NYPDCentralPark crime stats.
How could cellphones possibly be so valuable to those robbers?
• Locked or blacklisted devices can be shipped overseas where carrier blacklists are not enforced, or stripped down immediately for high-value replacement components.
• If the phone had not been locked, thieves gain access to banking apps, payment wallets and MFA codes, allowing for identity theft or direct financial theft.
• Phones are compact and easy to conceal, and can be snatched quickly on bicycles or scooters with relatively minimal effort.
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From the article:
Gun-toting thugs terrorized Central Park late Thursday — robbing six people at gunpoint across four separate incidents, police said.
The alarming muggings unfolded over about an hour along East Drive, with the suspects targeting unsuspecting parkgoers for their cellphones.
Cops have not yet confirmed if all of the robberies were committed by the same group, police were still investigating the crimes Friday.
nypost.com/2026/09/18/us-new…
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Beautiful Day! Unfortunately, @CentralPark_NYC has closed the Great Lawn today (w/o signage) and it will be closed from the 20th-30th for Global Citizen. Could it be worse timing? Are Parks for people? In 2023 Global did so much damage it had to be shut down 6 extra weeks! 1/
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And, of course, basic accessibility, taken away over a year ago on the 6 mile loop, are not on the same tight timeline as preps for Global Citizen, unless, it is to create a "high speed micro-mobility" lane that went in right away!
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My point is that @CentralPark_NYC should be for all the people, able-bodied or not. To close the Great Lawn, 55 glorious acres for weeks (and to risk for months), during the most temperate time of the year, for a ticketed event, "non-profit" or not is an obscene taking of public space. Road crossings should not be make less accessible per the ADA. When the lawn closes for this event many will be instructed to walk blocks out of their way to accomodate planners, not the people. The Conservancy should get their priorities straight, and this event should be considered for an alternate site. @GaleBrewerNYC @SpeakerMenin @vmmaloney
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