The city's detour for the Hudson River Greenway uptown is a dangerous mess through hilly and dangerous Washington Heights streets with little to no bicycle infrastructure to speak of.
Fifteen years and counting! Think about it: the Brooklyn Bridge was built in 14 years, but New York City needs a year longer to finally fix a small span for pedestrians and cyclists uptown.
A crucial portion of the Hudson River Greenway uptown will close for four months for repairs starting next week, according to Parks Department officials, and cyclists remain furious that the project does not include a safe detour and, instead, sends them onto crash-prone neighborhood streets.