Bronx County Courthouse Plaza Gets a Makeover

By Brad Aaron
Apr 11, 2008

StreetFilms’ Clarence Eckerson took these shots yesterday at the Bronx County Courthouse on Grand Concourse, where an area plagued by illegally parked government employee vehicles has been replaced by a public plaza.

Here’s a "before" shot, courtesy of Transportation Alternatives.

Additional current pics after the jump.

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Friends gathered at a Bronx courthouse last week calling for justice for Abigail Lino, who was one of at least four New York City pedestrians killed by hit-and-run drivers in August. According to reports, Lino was outside a club in Longwood at around 3 a.m. on August 31 when she and others ran away after […]

Center-running bus lanes and islands for boarding are planned for 161st Street near the Bronx courthouse, where illegally parked drivers clog the street and block bus stops. Images: DOT

Summer Launch Planned for Bx6 Select Bus Service

By Brad Aaron | Apr 26, 2017

Some streetscape improvements are planned for the Bronx portion of the route. The biggest changes are proposed for 161st Street, where DOT would widen sidewalks and limit eastbound traffic in the tunnel under the Grand Concourse to buses.