Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Manhattan Bridge

Streetfilms Shorties: The Manhattan Bridge Turns 100

By Ben Fried | Mar 5, 2010 | 4 Comments

The Manhattan Bridge officially opened on December 31, 1909. While its 100-year anniversary came and went with little fanfare a few months ago, city officials paid respects today. At the ceremony, Clarence caught up with Gridlock Sam Schwartz, who heads the NYC Bridge Centennial Commission. In this clip Schwartz describes the nearly catastrophic deterioration of […]

Turn Out Tonight to Talk Street Safety With Brooklyn CB 2

By Ben Fried | Jan 21, 2010 | No Comments

A quick note about tonight’s meeting on motorist-cyclist relations put on by Brooklyn Community Board 2. "Sharing the Road, Sharing the Responsibility" — a panel discussion with NYCDOT, NYPD, Transportation Alternatives, and AAA — is an important one for cyclists to attend. This community district includes the approaches to the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges. If […]

Concrete Truck Plows Into Canal Street Sidewalk, Injuring Eight

By Ben Fried | Nov 11, 2009 | 13 Comments

Photo: Matt Hogan. Eight people were injured this afternoon after a concrete truck careened into the sidewalk on the one-block diagonal linking Canal Street to the Bowery. Vehicles exiting the Manhattan Bridge have turned this block, often teeming with people waiting for the Fung Wah Bus, into a constant danger zone. Here’s what an employee […]

Streetfilms: The Sands Street Bike Path, a New Kind of Bridge Approach

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Sep 25, 2009 | 10 Comments

Chalk up more bikeway innovation to the folks at the NYC Department of Transportation. Nearly complete, the Sands Street approach to the Manhattan Bridge is now safer and more enjoyable thanks to a New York City first: a center-median, two-way protected bike path. The facility is a perfect solution to counter the dangers posed by […]

Double-Parkers Gravitate Into Sands Street Bike Path

By Ben Fried | Sep 8, 2009 | 8 Comments

Time Warner sets up an operation in the Sands Street bike path. Photo: Gothamist. Cyclists riding across the Manhattan Bridge have had about a month to try out the new Sands Street bike path, and based on the reviews so far, two major kinks are marring an otherwise sterling project. First, motorists, especially delivery vehicles, […]

What’s Happening to the Manhattan Bridge Bike Path at Canal Street?

By Ben Fried | Aug 26, 2009 | 14 Comments

Cyclists who’ve crossed the Manhattan Bridge this summer should be familiar with this sight. It’s the construction project at the foot of the bike path on the Manhattan side. This is the view from Canal and Chrystie. We’ve been trying to find out exactly what’s going on here, but so far the answers from DOT […]

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