Lottery Registration For Annual “Five Boro Bike Tour” Now Open

If you thought a cold and wet January afternoon was too early to bring up a cycling event that doesn’t take place until May, you were mistaken.
Today is the official start of the lottery registration for the annual Five Boro Bike Tour, a 40-mile, car-free trek throughout New York City. More than 32,000 cyclists are [...]

UWS Photo Of The Day: Taxi vs. Traffic Light Pole (Four People Injured) + Taxi Crash Gallery

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Scary scene in front of the AMC Loews movie theater at 1998 Broadway (btw. 67th/68th) on Tuesday afternoon, where a taxi apparently jumped the curb injured four people.
MUW reader Stephanie happened to be at the scene and captured this photo. Per Stephanie:

Columbia Student Struck By Hit & Run Driver At Broadway & 106th Discharged From The Hospital

Some nice news on a chilly but sunny Sunday…
The Columbia student hit by a car last week at Broadway & 106th has been released from the hospital and is heading back to his home in Seattle to be with family.

Update On Columbia University Student Involved In Upper West Side Hit & Run On Sunday

UPDATE 12/18: Columbia Student Struck By Hit & Run Driver Is Discharged From Hospital
A quick update on yesterday’s post about a Columbia University student involved in a hit & run incident at Broadway & 106th eary Sunday morning.

20-Year-Old Columbia Student In Critical Condition After Hit & Run At Broadway & 106th; Same Intersection As November Pedestrian Death

UPDATE 12/13: Update On Columbia University Student Involved In UWS Hit & Run
UPDATE 12/18: Columbia Student Struck By Hit & Run Driver Is Discharged From Hospital
Sad news this morning… a 20-year-old Columbia student is in critical condition after being struck by a car at Broadway & 106th early Sunday morning. The driver fled the scene.
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