New York CIty Council Member Ben Kallos

AM New York Bicycle safety plan announced for Upper East Side by Carla Sinclair

Bicycle safety plan announced for Upper East Side

After a bicycle hit-and-run on the Upper East Side last Tuesday left a 67-year-old woman severely injured after she was struck in a bike lane, City Councilman Ben Kallos announced a plan last night to help protect pedestrians in the neighborhood.

"We're trying to make sure that anyone using our sidewalk, the pedestrians, stay safe whether it be from cars or cyclists, Kallos said at a news conference with NYPD auxiliary officers on the corner of 86th and First Avenue, the location of the accident. "And that's vice-versa for safety for bikes from cars and pedestrians. We can all share the streets together."

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