Philip Leff
@philipleff.bsky.social
Queens dad, graphic designer, activist, weightlifter, cyclist, etc.
And protected bike lanes on Greenpoint Av would connect with @nbkta.bsky.social's own plans for Brooklyn's section of Greenpoint Av.
The short jaunt over Newtown Creek is made far longer by infrequent buses and streets that favor speeding trucks over people. We can fix this.
The short jaunt over Newtown Creek is made far longer by infrequent buses and streets that favor speeding trucks over people. We can fix this.
December 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
And protected bike lanes on Greenpoint Av would connect with @nbkta.bsky.social's own plans for Brooklyn's section of Greenpoint Av.
The short jaunt over Newtown Creek is made far longer by infrequent buses and streets that favor speeding trucks over people. We can fix this.
The short jaunt over Newtown Creek is made far longer by infrequent buses and streets that favor speeding trucks over people. We can fix this.
Over in Woodside, extending the 39th Av Bike Blvd would fix the weakest link in a chain of protected bike lanes that goes from the 59th St Bridge to Corona.
Heading up the hill on 69th St towards Maspeth would provide a new transit option for a neighborhood that's a subway desert
Heading up the hill on 69th St towards Maspeth would provide a new transit option for a neighborhood that's a subway desert
December 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Over in Woodside, extending the 39th Av Bike Blvd would fix the weakest link in a chain of protected bike lanes that goes from the 59th St Bridge to Corona.
Heading up the hill on 69th St towards Maspeth would provide a new transit option for a neighborhood that's a subway desert
Heading up the hill on 69th St towards Maspeth would provide a new transit option for a neighborhood that's a subway desert
47th Av would build a new connection to LIC and destinations like LaGuardia Community College. Right now, it's a thruway with sharrows begging to be a neighborhood street.
(See 31st Av for a great example of the transformation we imagine)
(See 31st Av for a great example of the transformation we imagine)
December 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
47th Av would build a new connection to LIC and destinations like LaGuardia Community College. Right now, it's a thruway with sharrows begging to be a neighborhood street.
(See 31st Av for a great example of the transformation we imagine)
(See 31st Av for a great example of the transformation we imagine)
Honeywell St and 43rd St cross Sunnyside Yards, and are a hostile pedestrian environment with lots of speeding. 43rd St doesn't even have a sidewalk in places!
Protected bike lanes would cement connections from Sunnyside to Astoria, two neighborhoods kept apart by bad 20th century planning.
Protected bike lanes would cement connections from Sunnyside to Astoria, two neighborhoods kept apart by bad 20th century planning.
December 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Honeywell St and 43rd St cross Sunnyside Yards, and are a hostile pedestrian environment with lots of speeding. 43rd St doesn't even have a sidewalk in places!
Protected bike lanes would cement connections from Sunnyside to Astoria, two neighborhoods kept apart by bad 20th century planning.
Protected bike lanes would cement connections from Sunnyside to Astoria, two neighborhoods kept apart by bad 20th century planning.
It was my great pleasure to help @transalt.org Queens present our activist-led proposal for a protected bike lane network in Sunnyside and Woodside to Queens Community Board 2 last night.
Trips to places like Astoria, Greenpoint, and Maspeth are fastest by bike, and we can make them safe.
Trips to places like Astoria, Greenpoint, and Maspeth are fastest by bike, and we can make them safe.
December 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
It was my great pleasure to help @transalt.org Queens present our activist-led proposal for a protected bike lane network in Sunnyside and Woodside to Queens Community Board 2 last night.
Trips to places like Astoria, Greenpoint, and Maspeth are fastest by bike, and we can make them safe.
Trips to places like Astoria, Greenpoint, and Maspeth are fastest by bike, and we can make them safe.
What's makes this even more ridiculous is that there's a stretch of the Queens/Nassau border that doesn't even follow the street grid.
Can you spot it?
Can you spot it?
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
What's makes this even more ridiculous is that there's a stretch of the Queens/Nassau border that doesn't even follow the street grid.
Can you spot it?
Can you spot it?
A movie that takes place where you’re from
November 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from
TR had it right on this one...
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
TR had it right on this one...
A sample of all the ways Montreal knows how to daylight an intersection.
September 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A sample of all the ways Montreal knows how to daylight an intersection.
63 days til Election Day
September 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
63 days til Election Day
Live from Cuomo headquarters
August 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Live from Cuomo headquarters
The 9 states of New York City.
(Data from the 2020 census and @nycplanning.bsky.social's PopFactFinder tool)
(Data from the 2020 census and @nycplanning.bsky.social's PopFactFinder tool)
July 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The 9 states of New York City.
(Data from the 2020 census and @nycplanning.bsky.social's PopFactFinder tool)
(Data from the 2020 census and @nycplanning.bsky.social's PopFactFinder tool)
July 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Amsterdam gas station for comparison. One clearly marked way in, one way out
July 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Amsterdam gas station for comparison. One clearly marked way in, one way out
People who know stuff about trains:
This isn’t great, right?
This isn’t great, right?
June 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
People who know stuff about trains:
This isn’t great, right?
This isn’t great, right?
Now updated: the @nywfp.bsky.social's Rank The Slate website with number rankings.
(Featuring @jonathanhoefler.bsky.social's Numbers)
(Featuring @jonathanhoefler.bsky.social's Numbers)
June 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Now updated: the @nywfp.bsky.social's Rank The Slate website with number rankings.
(Featuring @jonathanhoefler.bsky.social's Numbers)
(Featuring @jonathanhoefler.bsky.social's Numbers)
There are some dramatic improvements for walking and cycling, as well as the subway station.
May 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
There are some dramatic improvements for walking and cycling, as well as the subway station.
Some things of note: This project would actually DOUBLE the amount of parking on the site, with multiple 9-10 level parking garages. The garages themselves will almost be as tall as the main structure of Citi Field!
May 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Some things of note: This project would actually DOUBLE the amount of parking on the site, with multiple 9-10 level parking garages. The garages themselves will almost be as tall as the main structure of Citi Field!
Hey @nyc.streetsblog.org, factually, this is not true.*
And if we're practicing advocacy journalism, it's bad praxis to perpetuate a fatalist take that hurts our advocacy.
Can we save our weltzschmerz hot takes for the substack, please?
And if we're practicing advocacy journalism, it's bad praxis to perpetuate a fatalist take that hurts our advocacy.
Can we save our weltzschmerz hot takes for the substack, please?
April 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Hey @nyc.streetsblog.org, factually, this is not true.*
And if we're practicing advocacy journalism, it's bad praxis to perpetuate a fatalist take that hurts our advocacy.
Can we save our weltzschmerz hot takes for the substack, please?
And if we're practicing advocacy journalism, it's bad praxis to perpetuate a fatalist take that hurts our advocacy.
Can we save our weltzschmerz hot takes for the substack, please?
I think Paris does a particularly good job with this.
The numbered exits are also a huge help for giving IRL directions.
In general, I think MTA signs have poor typographic hierarchy and use of negative space...
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
The numbered exits are also a huge help for giving IRL directions.
In general, I think MTA signs have poor typographic hierarchy and use of negative space...
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
January 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I think Paris does a particularly good job with this.
The numbered exits are also a huge help for giving IRL directions.
In general, I think MTA signs have poor typographic hierarchy and use of negative space...
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
The numbered exits are also a huge help for giving IRL directions.
In general, I think MTA signs have poor typographic hierarchy and use of negative space...
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
The second arch of the Portal North Bridge makes its way down the Hudson!
photo: Carver Companies Facebook page
photo: Carver Companies Facebook page
January 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The second arch of the Portal North Bridge makes its way down the Hudson!
photo: Carver Companies Facebook page
photo: Carver Companies Facebook page