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The New York City Department of Transportation is continuing to make NYC a better place for cyclists and pedestrians with their new project, “Complete Streets,” to redesign 37 blocks on Third Avenue for new bike and bus lanes. NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced that the agency will begin construction on Third Avenue next week.

Spanning from East 59th Street to 96th Street, Complete Streets will improve safety for the many delivery cyclists that populate the corridor between Midtown and the Upper East Side, in addition to faster and more dependable bus service for the 50,000 daily riders along the 1.9-mile stretch.

Bike improvements on Third Avenue

The current bike lane will be refined with wider segments. Such improvements will provide cyclists with an additional northbound route besides the protected lane on First Avenue when traveling on the East side of Manhattan. NYC DOT promises to monitor and reevaluate the designs to see if further adjustments need to be made as time goes on.

The new bike lane width will be nine feet with a three-foot buffer. Typical Manhattan bike lines are only six feet wide with a five-foot buffer.

Specifically between 64th and 66th streets and 80th to 82nd streets on Third Avenue, even wider, 11-foot bike lanes will be added so e-mobility riders can safely pass pedal cyclists. Additionally, eight intersections with signalized left turn lanes will feature 10-foot wide bike lanes. Two side-by-side stencils of bikes will be the marker for these new wide lane segments.

Bus improvements on Third Avenue

“Efficient buses are drivers of equity as dedicated bus lanes have proven to speed up commutes and get New Yorkers relying on public transit to their destination faster and safer,” said New York City Transit Department of Buses Senior Vice President Frank Annicaro.

More than 150 buses travel along Third Avenue during peak hours in the morning (8-9am). Complete Streets will add a 24/7 camera-enforced offset bus lane (lane adjacent to the parking lane), improving Third Avenue bus routes like M98, M101, M102, and M103. The new bus lane will provide connections to Q32, Q60, Q101, M66, M72, M79 SBS, M86 SBS, and M96 services.

Safety improvements for pedestrians on Third Avenue

New pedestrian islands will enhance visibility and speed up crossing times. Furthermore, “offset crossings” will be included at certain intersections and new left turn lanes with dedicated turn signals will be added. As a result, these efforts should slow driver turns and alleviate issues between cyclists, pedestrians and turning vehicles.

“This nearly two-mile project will make a busy stretch of Manhattan smoother and safer for bus riders, pedestrians, and cyclists, including many hard-working delivery workers,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

Find out even more details about the project here.

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Everyone on Instagram is in Italy, and you too can pretend to be, thanks to this highly anticipated restaurant opening. 

Roscioli just opened its first space outside of Italy, at 42 Macdougal St. offering Roman pasta dishes, Greenmarket produce, imported cheese, meats, wine and more. 

The Roscioli family business dates back to 1972, with Antico Forno Roscioli, a 19th -century bakery on Rome’s Via dei Chiavari. From there, the brand expanded to include Salumeria Roscioli, Roscioli Caffè Pasticceria, and Rimessa Roscioli, a multi-experience wine bar and restaurant featuring nightly food and wine tastings recognized in the Rome episode of No Reservations.

Now, a similar concept has opened in New York, offering distinct experiences upstairs and downstairs. Reservations are now open for the pre-fixe dinner party downstairs, where a seasonal $105 four-course menu with wine pairings is offered twice nightly, at 6 pm and 8:30 pm. Dinner items may include a summery panzanella made with fresh Calabrian and semi-dried cherry tomatoes in oil sent from Puglia, plus a nightly surprise pop-in from visiting producers and artisans. A cheesemaker opening a new wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano, a salumi-maker slicing prosciutto tableside or a wine producer uncorking a special magnum may stop by the table. 

Roscioli’s upstairs is slated to open at the end of summer, offering a delicatessen and wine bar. The bright space will offer cheeses, meats, smoked fish, caviar, vegetables in oil, and conservi in the cases, plus a menu of Roman specialties like supplì alla Romana (mozzarella-filled rice balls) or polpette al sugo con ricotta stagionata (meatballs with tomato sauce and aged ricotta) and pastas like carbonara, cacio e pepe, amatriciana and gricia, to be enjoyed with wines by the glass or bottle. Beers, collaborative amaros, and a spritz program developed by Rome’s celebrated Bar Salotto 42 will also be served.

Roscioli may be familiar to some New Yorkers: In December 2021, Roscioli hosted a week-long pop up at chic West Village Champagne bar Niche Niche. Thanks to the popularity of the event, Niche Niche’s owner, Ariel Arce, partnered with the Roscioli family to create their first space outside of Italy. 

“The thing I’ve been obsessed with is people who spend a lifetime dedicated to really high-quality experiences and products: My whole background is based on the region of Champagne and following a region for 15 years and seeing how it’s grown and evolved,” said Arce. “The Rosciolis do it on a major level when it comes to Italian specialty goods. I thought I’d tasted things of high quality before, but when you go to the Salumeria, you actually taste burrata for the first time. It is a dream and an honor to work with them in the U.S. market to apply their ethos to sourcing and bring their beloved institution to our audience.”

* This article was originally published here