Eyes on the Street: Hudson Greenway Link Still a Big Tease

By Brad Aaron
Oct 10, 2008

From Streetsblogger Urbanis:

[The] West Harlem Piers bicycle path, connecting the Hudson River Greenway between 135th and 125th Streets, has not still opened (after a promised opening of May or June this year). The completion of this link will allow cyclists an entire off-street route from Dyckman Street to Battery Park; currently, cyclists must exit the Greenway at 135th Street and ride in traffic along Riverside Drive to 125th Street. Even worse, while there is a bike lane provided for southbound commuters (which is a favorite parking spot for unloading trucks), no bike lane exists for northbound commuters.

The site remains fenced off but it has looked completed for months — why the delay?

We put in several calls and e-mail messages to DOT and Parks, but no one we’ve found can tell us when the fencing will come down. A September story in the Columbia Spectator says the project is on hold due to "problems constructing a railing."

ALSO ON STREETSBLOG

Hudson River Greenway Closure Forces Cyclists Onto Unmarked Detour

By Noah Kazis | Jul 27, 2011

The Hudson River Greenway is the most heavily used bike path in the United States, carrying roughly one-seventh of all cyclists entering Manhattan below 50th Street. In Upper Manhattan, where there are fewer bike lanes and much less on-street protection for cyclists than further south, it is truly the backbone of the bike network. Despite […]

Construction Begins on New 151st Street Bridge to Hudson River Greenway

By Stephen Miller | Aug 28, 2015

The state broke ground this month on a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge linking West Harlem with the Hudson River Greenway. For cyclists, the bridge will provide stair-free access between the greenway and the intersection of 151st Street and Riverside Drive, spanning the Henry Hudson Parkway and the Amtrak line that runs along the Hudson. Right now […]

The Tease Is Over: Greenway Link Delivers Delayed Gratification

By Ben Fried | Oct 21, 2008

We received two reports last night that the West Harlem Piers bike path — a critical link in the Hudson River Greenway — is finally open after several months of puzzling delay. (NYCEDC informed Streetsblog last week that the hold up was indeed due to problems securing materials for a safety rail.) Now the construction […]

Hudson River Greenway Reopened As Of This Morning

By Noah Kazis | Jul 28, 2011

Good news for cyclists, joggers, and others using the Hudson River Greenway: The ten blocks of the off-street path between 135th Street and 145th Street which had been blocked off were reopened at 10:00 this morning, according to a spokesperson for the city Department of Environmental Protection. While the path was closed due to repairs […]

The greenway segment between 53rd and 61st Streets would be built on pylons over the East River. Image: NYC Mayor's Office

De Blasio Announces Funding to Fill 8-Block Stretch of East River Greenway Gap

By David Meyer | Apr 25, 2017

De Blasio’s revised Fiscal Year 2018 budget, set to be unveiled tomorrow, will dedicate $100 million in capital construction funds to build a walking and biking path between 61st Street and 53rd Street, narrowing the East River Greenway gap in Midtown to 12 blocks.

Eyes on the Street: Cyclists Ride New Hudson Greenway Ramp in Inwood

By Brad Aaron | Sep 8, 2015

Cyclists and wheelchair users will soon have improved access to the Hudson River Greenway in Inwood, when the Parks Department officially opens a new ramp connecting the greenway to Dyckman Street. The ADA-compliant ramp, at the northern terminus of the greenway, was supposed to open a year ago. Until now users had to enter and exit the […]