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Eyes on the Street: The New 215th Step-Street Officially Opens Today

By Brad Aaron | Feb 3, 2016 | 35 Comments

Over a decade after the project’s first expected delivery date, the reconstruction of Inwood’s 215th Step-Street is complete. West 215th Street crosses the width of Manhattan island’s northernmost neighborhood, from Inwood Hill Park to the Harlem River. Between Park Terrace East and Broadway, W. 215 is a step-street — one of many car-free street segments in Upper Manhattan and other parts of […]

Total L.I.C. Street Rebuild to Include Safety Overhauls for Key Intersections

By David Meyer | Feb 1, 2016 | 12 Comments

The streets of Long Island City are getting a total rebuild, and as part of the project four major intersections along Jackson Avenue and Vernon Boulevard will get redesigned for greater safety. Many other intersections could get curb extensions or other traffic-calming treatments as part of the $38.47 million neighborhood-wide street reconstruction. Speaking this morning at the foot […]

Empire Blvd Safety Fixes Run Up Against Parking and Gentrification Politics

By David Meyer | Dec 18, 2015 | 47 Comments

A federally-funded redesign and reconstruction of two dangerous Empire Boulevard intersections is in jeopardy, running up against a combination of parking politics and gentrification fears. The plan would add sidewalk space by simplifying two complex intersections where several streets converge [PDF]. On the western end of Empire, a slip lane would be closed at the intersection of Washington Avenue […]

Lentol: Safety Improvements Coming to Meeker Avenue in 2016

By David Meyer | Dec 16, 2015 | 37 Comments

DOT will present safety improvements next month for Meeker Avenue by the BQE in Williamsburg, according to Assembly Member Joe Lentol. The department told Lentol’s office it would bring a proposal to Brooklyn Community Board 1 on January 12. Meeker Avenue runs under the BQE for a mile between North 6th Street and Vandevoort Avenue, dividing […]

Trottenberg Announces Plaza Equity Program at Plaza de Las Americas Reveal

By Brad Aaron | Nov 23, 2015 | 13 Comments

Just eight months after the groundbreaking ceremony, officials held a ribbon-cutting this morning at Plaza de Las Americas, an impressive new public space in Washington Heights. Also today, Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg announced a City Hall initiative to assist plazas in neighborhoods without the resources of a major business improvement district. Plaza de Las Americas reclaims one block of […]

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The Randall’s Island Connector Is Finally Here

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Nov 17, 2015 | No Comments

This spring, the Highbridge re-opened between the Bronx and Manhattan, the first car-free crossing linking the two boroughs. Now the second one in less than a year is open with the debut of the Randall’s Island Connector. The project has been in the pipeline for what seems like forever, and on Saturday it opened to the delight of many South Bronx […]

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