Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Hudson River Park Trust

The West Side greenway, shot from the Intrepid bridge at 46th Street. Photo: Danny Pearlstein

Blame State DOT for the Slushy Mess on the West Side Greenway on Friday Morning

By David Meyer | Nov 16, 2018 | 14 Comments

The state's overbuilt response to last year's vehicular terrorist attack on the West Side Greenway has made the nation's most popular bike path nearly impassible during snow storms like the one on Thursday.

Photo copyright Shmuli Evers. Used with permission.

West Side Greenway Barriers Fail First Test of Winter

By Brad Aaron | Dec 14, 2017 | 3 Comments

Snow and ice made parts of the greenway nearly impassable during the morning rush. It appears the state DOT and Hudson River Park Trust still haven't figured out how to work around barriers put in place to keep motorists out.

Greenway users need to know there’s a plan for keeping greenway security zones clear of ice and snow. Photo copyright Shmuli Evers, used with permission.

Winter Is Coming and No One Knows How the Hudson River Greenway Will Get Plowed

By Brad Aaron | Nov 15, 2017 | 26 Comments

The state DOT and the Hudson River Park Trust did not respond to queries about how new protective barriers would affect snow and ice removal.

Hudson River Park Trust’s Pier 57 Will Add to Car/Bike Greenway Conflicts

By Stephen Miller | Jan 29, 2013 | 12 Comments

A plan from the Hudson River Park Trust to transform Pier 57 into a retail and food market will add 75 parking spaces and a two-lane driveway to the park between 17th and 14th Streets, creating new points of conflict where people biking on the Hudson River Greenway will have to contend with cars crossing the path. […]

Fate of Pier 40 Could Be Determined Tomorrow

By Brad Aaron | Jan 30, 2008 | 3 Comments

Tomorrow the Hudson River Park Trust is set to vote on a plan by the Related Companies to redevelop Pier 40 on W. Houston Street as a ~$600 million entertainment complex, which would include a permanent home for Cirque du Soleil and the Tribeca Film Festival, and would draw thousands of visitors per day. Neighborhood […]

A Year After Eric Ng’s Death, Greenway Hazards Remain Unfixed

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 4, 2008 | 42 Comments

This piece was written by Transportation Alternatives: On December 1, 2006, Eric Ng was riding his bike up the Hudson River Greenway. He was on his way to meet friends. He never made it, because a drunk driver named Eugenio Cidron took his life. After leaving a party at Chelsea Piers, Cidron got behind the […]