Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about East Harlem

East Harlem Rezoning Plan Scraps Parking Minimums to Build More Housing

By David Meyer | Oct 21, 2016 | 5 Comments

The Department of City Planning is preparing a major rezoning of East Harlem, and it calls for scrapping parking requirements along most of the avenues in the neighborhood. Earlier this year, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito released the “East Harlem Neighborhood Plan” [PDF], a set of recommendations developed by her office, Community Board 11, Borough President […]

NYPD Clears Hit-and-Run Driver and Blames Deceased Victim in the Press

By Brad Aaron | Mar 24, 2016 | 27 Comments

NYPD says a man struck by a hit-and-run driver in East Harlem killed himself by lying in the street. While psychologizing the deceased victim to the press, police defended the driver, and filed no charges against him for leaving the scene of a fatal crash. Christopher Costa was hit on Madison Avenue at E. 115th Street between 9:30 and 10 p.m. […]

Mark-Viverito’s East Harlem Plan Recommends Tossing Parking Minimums

By David Meyer | Feb 26, 2016 | 4 Comments

Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito has released an “East Harlem Neighborhood Plan” to guide the city’s rezoning of the community, and one of the recommendations is the elimination of parking minimums. The 138-page plan [PDF] was developed over the past 10 months as a joint project of Mark-Viverito, Community Board 11, Borough President Gale Brewer, and the […]

In the Works: Better Bike Connections Between East Harlem and the Bronx

By David Meyer | Feb 5, 2016 | 19 Comments

On Tuesday, DOT presented plans to Manhattan Community Board 11 for two short segments of two-way protected bike lanes to improve connections between East Harlem and the Willis Avenue and Triborough bridges [PDF]. Both bridges link the South Bronx and Upper Manhattan, but the current connections to the Manhattan bike network don’t work well. To get to Second Avenue, cyclists […]

Want Safer Biking and Walking Across the Harlem River? Tell DOT Your Ideas

By Stephen Miller | Jun 17, 2015 | 1 Comment

Residents from the Bronx and Manhattan told DOT last night how they want to improve walking and biking across the Harlem River bridges. It was the second of four Harlem River bridges workshops this month. DOT is looking to improve access at all 16 bridges along the Harlem River, including the soon-to-open Randall’s Island Connector. Streets up to […]

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