Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bridges

Assembly Member Joe Lentol, at podium, with North Brooklyn electeds and businesses on Friday. Photo: David Meyer

Pol: State Legislature Can Mandate Now-Scrubbed L-Pocalypse Improvements

By David Meyer | Mar 1, 2019 | No Comments

A senior lawmaker threatens unilateral action if the MTA and DOT don't heed community calls for better transit mitigations during upcoming tunnel rehabilitation.

This was Midtown during the holiday season last year.
Photo: Hyperlink Code

Mayor and NYPD Admit Failure During Holiday Pedestrian Gridlock

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 4, 2019 | 15 Comments

Mayor de Blasio and his police commissioner admitted on Thursday that they didn't do enough to ease dangerous conditions for pedestrians in Midtown and on the Brooklyn Bridge during the holiday season — and vowed to finally do more.

Aftermath of the crash. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

One Driver Dead in Multi-Car Crash in Brooklyn Bridge [Updated]

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 21, 2018 | 6 Comments

An early morning crash shuts down the fabled span.

To paraphrase Jimmy McMillan, the opening is too damn narrow! Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Delancey Street Bikeway: Two Steps Forward, a Half-Step Back

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 15, 2018 | 19 Comments

Things are getting better for Delancey Street cyclists, but more needs to be done before the L-pocalypse.

Thou shalt not pass. This key bridge on the Hudson River Greenway will be out for more than a year. Photo: Liz Marcello

Ineptitude, Delays and Apathy Could Rob Upper Manhattan and the Bronx of Key Bike Routes

By David Meyer | Sep 13, 2018 | 5 Comments

It's a one, two, three punch for cyclists.

Northern Boulevard Changes Are Needed Now, Says CM Jimmy Van Bramer (And No Other Pols)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 10, 2018 | 3 Comments

Activists offer many possible solutions, begging the city to act boldly.

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