Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Hudson River Park Trust

As you can see, cyclists are squeezed between two wide roads at the Chelsea Piers — the complex's driveway (left) and West Street (right). Photo: Charles Komanoff

CHELSEA FEARS: Locals Want More Space for Bikes at Waterfront Rec Center

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 28, 2022 | No Comments

Members of Manhattan's Community Board 4 want the Chelsea Piers complex to reduce the width of its driveway to create a safer Hudson River Greenway at one of its notorious pinch points.

Friend of Streetsblog Steve Vaccaro snapped this photo of workers making the ban on e-bikes official on the Hudson River Greenway.

City Hall Remains Silent As Hudson River Greenway E-Bike Ban Continues

By Dave Colon | Mar 15, 2021 | No Comments

E-bike and e-scooter riders are getting another reminder that they're supposed to stay off the Hudson River Greenway even though their rides are street legal, a situation that has workers and advocates fuming.

Dangerously double-parked cars like this will continue to clog streets if the NYPD is forced to close its Manhattan tow pound. Photo: Ben Jay

NYPD: Closing Manhattan Tow Pound Will Make Streets More Dangerous for Cyclists and Worse for Bus Riders

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 29, 2020 | No Comments

“Every hour a tow truck spends on the road traveling to and from a distant pound is an hour that car blocks a fire hydrant, bike lane, or a bus lane," NYPD Transportation Chief William Morris told the City Council on Wednesday.

The real target of CB7's wrath. File photo: Wilfred Chan

Have No Fear, Advocates: State E-Bike Bill Will Become Law

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 16, 2019 | 6 Comments

The chairman of the State Senate Transportation Committee said he is "confident" that the governor will sign the bill legalizing e-bikes and scooters because his veto will be overridden if he doesn't.

Hey, West Side Greenway, Citi Bike Called and It Wants Its Bike Lane Back!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 18, 2019 | 66 Comments

The outrage has only just begun over state lawmakers' apparent plans to bar e-bikes and e-scooters from the Hudson River Greenway.

Delivery workers will have to wait until 2020 for justice, but it could come quickly if lawmakers get their way. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

E-Bike Legalization Bill Will Pass on Wednesday, Thanks to Greenway, Manhattan Scooter Exemptions

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 17, 2019 | 177 Comments

No shared e-scooters in Manhattan. No e-bikes or scooters on the Hudson River Greenway. No helmet requirements. Bike lanes filled with e-scooters. Read all about it!

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