Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Greenpoint

Brooklyn CB 1 Committee OKs West Street Greenway, Borinquen Place Plans

By Stephen Miller | Dec 20, 2012 | 2 Comments

Last night, Brooklyn Community Board 1’s transportation committee voted 3-0 in favor of a preliminary design for the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway’s first capital project on West Street in Greenpoint, and, in a separate 3-0 vote, endorsed pedestrian safety improvements for Borinquen Place in Williamsburg. These projects will bring major improvements for biking and walking on these two […]

DOT Begins Study of Dedicated Pulaski Bridge Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Nov 21, 2012 | 4 Comments

The NYC Department of Transportation is undertaking a feasibility study for constructing a protected bike lane on the Pulaski Bridge connecting Greenpoint and Long Island City, agency representatives said at a neighborhood transportation town hall on Monday night. The study, coming after Assembly Member Joe Lentol met with constituents about the issue in October and wrote […]

Greenpoint Gets a Preview of Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway on West Street

By Stephen Miller | Nov 16, 2012 | 6 Comments

NYC DOT and consultants for the Department of Design and Construction gave Greenpoint residents a glimpse of preliminary designs for the West Street segment of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway Wednesday night at a full meeting of Brooklyn Community Board 1. The two-way bikeway proposed for West Street is the first of 23 capital projects that will eventually comprise the finished, 14-mile […]

G Train Disruption Strengthens Case for Pulaski Bridge Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Nov 7, 2012 | 8 Comments

Over the past week, the long G train outage caused by flooding from Hurricane Sandy brought the need for changes to the Pulaski Bridge into starker relief. Streetsblog received multiple reports of extreme crowding on the bridge’s narrow bike and pedestrian path, which could have been relieved with a protected bikeway across the bridge. Crowded conditions […]

Joe Lentol to DOT: Pulaski Bridge Needs Protected Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Oct 15, 2012 | 6 Comments

The narrow bike and pedestrian path across the Pulaski Bridge has long been a concern for bridge users and local residents. Earlier this month, Assembly Member Joseph Lentol hosted a meeting to air the issues and find a solution. Now, Lentol is asking DOT for a two-way protected bike lane on the bridge. “This is not […]

It’s Time for More Space for Bike Riders and Walkers on the Pulaski Bridge

By Stephen Miller | Oct 10, 2012 | 23 Comments

The Pulaski Bridge, which connects Greenpoint and Long Island City across Newtown Creek, provides a narrow path for pedestrians and cyclists to share, next to six lanes of fast-moving motor vehicle traffic. As volumes have picked up on the path, minor tweaks made years ago may not be sufficient to provide space for interborough walkers […]

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