Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Hudson River Greenway

Driver Runs Over People on West Side Greenway, Multiple Deaths Reported

By Brad Aaron | Oct 31, 2017 | 92 Comments

If reports are correct, today's events would be the second time this year someone weaponized a motor vehicle to harm people in areas that are designated for New Yorkers to walk and bike separately from motorized traffic.

The pedestrian and bicycle bridge connecting 151st Street to the Hudson River Greenway opened last week.

Behold Denny Farrell’s $24 Million Greenway Bridge

By David Meyer | Sep 14, 2017 | 18 Comments

In New York, who knows if you'll ever get usable greenways or reliable transit. The one thing that's certain is you'll get to use edifices named after your local political barons.

It’s Bike Month, So NYC Closed the Busiest Bike Route in the Country With No Notice. Again.

By Brad Aaron | May 26, 2017 | 13 Comments

Continuing what's become an annual tradition, the Parks Department has set up a bike dismount zone on Hudson River Greenway for Fleet Week. Adhering to past practice, Parks posted no notice of the detour on its website or Twitter.

October 2016 Google Maps image of the Hudson River Greenway at Chambers Street, with Olga Cook’s ghost bike background right. DOT has made changes since this photo was taken, but TA says more needs to be done to prevent more deaths and injuries.

Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Greenway Cyclist Gets 1 to 4 Years

By Brad Aaron | Mar 10, 2017 | 4 Comments

The hit-and-run driver who killed cyclist Olga Cook on the Hudson River Greenway is going to jail. On the evening of June 11, 2016, Samuel Silva hit Cook with a Ford pickup truck as he turned right from West Street onto Chambers Street. Cook, 30, was knocked to the ground and sustained fatal head and body trauma.

A for-hire driver in an Uber cab hit a cyclist on the Hudson River Greenway at Liberty Street, rendering the victim unconscious. Photos: Adam White

Uber Driver Injures Cyclist at Hudson River Greenway Crossing

By Brad Aaron | Mar 7, 2017 | 11 Comments

A for-hire driver in an Uber cab injured a young man riding a bike on the Hudson River Greenway last week. The driver blamed the victim, and indications are NYPD did not conduct a full-scale investigation. The Taxi and Limousine Commission declined comment.

CB 7 Endorses Year-Round Parks Department Greenway Detour

By Brad Aaron | Nov 2, 2016 | 33 Comments

Based on scant justification from the Parks Department, yesterday Manhattan Community Board 7 voted in favor of a permanent detour for cyclists along the Hudson River Greenway between 72nd Street and 83rd Street. Amendments to keep the main path accessible to cyclists during off-peak times either failed or were not considered, in part because board chairs Roberta Semer and Klari […]

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