This is Street Wars, a weekly series on the battle for space on New York’s streets and sidewalks.
Any New Yorker who regularly walks around the city quickly learns which sidewalks are a pleasure to navigate and which are more like obstacle courses.
Some are wide enough to stroll two, maybe three people across.
Some are so narrow and crowded that it’s easier to just walk in the street, despite the danger.
He was able to track those factors using data from the city and images from dash cameras used widely by ride-share drivers.
Persons:
Matthew Franchi
Organizations:
Yorker, Cornell University
Locations:
Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Bronx