Tag: commute

‘It’s too much’: Citi Bike rate hikes take effect, to the dismay of Brooklyn riders

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Jan. 13, 2025 By Lauren Rapp Citi Bike rate increases went into effect this week, costing commuters and casual riders a little extra each time they undock.  Lyft, the parent company of the Citi Bike program, announced that starting the second week of January, non-member rides on e-bikes will increase from 36 cents per…

Man in distress shuts down traffic on Williamsburg Bridge: NYPD

A distressed man shut down service on the Williamsburg Bridge on Friday morning.

Oct. 27, 2023 By Jada Camille

The Williamsburg Bridge has reopened to car traffic and subway trains after police shuttered the bridge this morning due to a man in distress on the bridge’s cables, according to the NYPD.

New and improved Canarsie bike lane includes ‘tremendous safety upgrade for bicyclists’: DOT

Aug. 30, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro A new bike lane near Canarsie Pier which connects Canarsie to the Jamaica Bay Greenway, Gateway National Recreation Area, and the Rockaways is ready to roll. The $1.9 million project to build the new section of a raised, eight-foot-wide, two-way bike lanes on Shore Parkway was completed one year ahead of schedule and more than $1.45 million under budget. The project was managed by the city’s Department of Transportation and Department of Design and Construction, and funded by DOT and the state’s Office of Resilient Homes and Communities. Work began back in June…
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