Officials, Advocates Praise From Upper East Side To Harlem Transit Options
City officials and transportation advocates gathered on the Upper East Side to celebrate the neighborhood's improved transportation options.Continue reading
CM Rodriguez Strengthens Call For Fair Fares And CitiBike Expansion
At the NYC Council Transportation Committee's annual preliminary budget hearing, Harlem Chair Ydanis Rodriguez strengthened his call for the city to support lower income New Yorkers with half-priced fares. Continue reading
New Yorkers Are Riding Citi Bike to Transit And Paying For It
NYC Street Blog reports that Citi Bike is helping New Yorkers connect to trains and buses, according to a new report from the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation [PDF].Continue reading
Harlem’s Rodriguez Leads Supermajority Endorse Public Funding For Citi Bike Expansion
Flanked by colleagues, Citi Bike riders and bike advocates, Ydanis Rodriguez, Chair of the City Council Transportation Committee, released this letter to Mayor de Blasio, signed by 34 Council Members, requesting funding in the upcoming budget for the expansion of Citi Bike to all five boroughs.Continue reading
Citi Bike (Not City Bike) To Expand To Astoria, Crown Heights And Finally Harlem
City leaders and lawmakers met Monday to discuss the future of Citi Bike across the five boroughs and how best to expand the bike-share program.Continue reading
Uptown Elected Ydanis Rodriguez To Discuss Future Of Citi Bike From Harlem To Hollis
Uptown Council Transportation Chair Ydanis Rodriguez will host a committee hearing tomorrow, November 28th at 11 AM in the City Council chambers of City Hall, looking at what comes next for Citi Bike, following the completion of its planned expansion in 2017.
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Woman Robbed, Nearly Raped In Central Park
A woman was robbed and sexually assaulted at Harlem Meer in Central Park on Monday night as she was jogging on East Drive near 107th Street, police said.Continue reading
#CarFreeNYC Initiative Celebrates Successful Launch Of Earth Day
Last year, upper Manhattan Council member Ydanis Rodriguez, Chair of the City Council Transportation Committee was joined by colleagues Chin and Crowley, Nilda Mesa, Director Mayor’s Office of Sustainability.Continue reading
Citi Bike Will Expand Uptown With Its Station Network
The good news: Citi Bike is expanding up to 130th Street later this year. The bad news: Stations in Morningside, Harlem, and East Harlem are going to be more spread out than the bike-share network below 59th Street.Continue reading