Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Greenways

The Hudson River Greenway above the George Washington Bridge, looking south. Photo: Eve Kessler

State Would ‘Review’ Request for Safe Henry Hudson Parkway Bike Detour — But Parks Dept. Won’t Make One

By Eve Kessler | Jul 2, 2021 | No Comments

"Unfortunately, NYC Parks has been spectacularly underwhelming when it comes to arranging detours for the greenway paths it maintains," said one activist.

The blocked bike lane. Photo: Henry Beers Shenk

EYES ON THE STREET: City Destroys Brooklyn Greenway During Unrelated Construction Project

By Henry Beers Shenk | Jun 17, 2021 | No Comments

A segment of the Brooklyn Greenway in Red Hook is now out of commission because of an unrelated construction project happening on top of it — and the detour provided for bikers creates much more danger than it eliminates.

The so-called dead end path below the Hudson River Greenway south of Dyckman Street would no longer be a dead end if the city could use federal money to connect it to the existing greenway. Photo: Eve Kessler

Manhattan Panel Backs Henry Hudson Parkway Bike Lane

By Eve Kessler | Apr 28, 2021 | No Comments

Getting to the Empire State Trail from the Hudson River Greenway is quite the climb! Could a bike lane be the answer — and to a greenway closure, too?

A little-known path through Fort Washington Park in Upper Manhattan (see red line) lets cyclists using the Hudson River Greenway avoid hilly terrain around the George Washington Bridge. Image: Google

Eyes on the Street: An Abandoned Greenway Annex Beckons Bike Commuters

By Ed Ravin | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments

A decrepit path through Fort Washington Park could act as an alternative route for those seeking to avoid hills. Of course, the city would have to fix it.

City Council Still Has Work to Do To Ensure Justice For E-Bike Riders

By Dave Colon | Apr 8, 2020 | No Comments

No one is willing to go on the record about how the now-legal bikes — including electric Citi Bikes — are now illegal to ride on the Hudson River Greenway, the nation's most popular bike lane.

A rendering from the city's East Side Coastal Resiliency plan shows the East River waterfront.

Greenway Through East River Park Will Be Partly Open During Coastal Revamp

By Eve Kessler | Oct 3, 2019 | 6 Comments

Portions of the greenway — a favorite of cyclists — will stay accessible during construction, the city says.

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