Delancey To Become Less Deadly

After a few fatalities and scores of injuries, New York City’s Department of Traffic has green-lighted a bunch of traffic improvements (PDF doc) designed to make crossing Delancey less like a game of Frogger (image left) and more like a safe stroll across the street (image right). Work begins in June, giving the local tabloids plenty of time to denounce the mini-pedestrian plazas, complete with fancy potted plants, that will be constructed to shorten the crosswalks.

By on February 9, 2012 at 2:00 pm
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Berserk Cyclist Uses Bike Lock On Dude’s Face

Shot recently at the corner of Delancey and Allen streets in Manhattan, this violent video depicts the aftermath of an apparent crash between a cyclist and an older man—who looks like he was walking. Instead of parting ways, the two began duking it out in the street. Brutally, the bicyclist whales the older man in the head with a u-lock until he starts bleeding and walks away in pain, clutching his face. The camera man describes the exchange firsthand: Read more »

By on July 21, 2009 at 5:07 pm
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