Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Greenpoint

Eyes on the Street: Progress on Pulaski Bridge Bikeway

By Brad Aaron | Oct 15, 2015 | 14 Comments

Last week DOT posted photos of construction work on the Pulaski Bridge bikeway on the project’s Facebook page. DOT is adding a protected lane that will create more room for people who bike and walk the bridge, which connects Greenpoint and Long Island City over Newtown Creek. The project has been on New Yorkers’ wish list for […]

Eyes on the Street: Signs That the Pulaski Bikeway Will Really Happen

By Ben Fried | Sep 15, 2015 | 1 Comment

A reader sends in this shot of the southbound side of the Pulaski Bridge, taken yesterday morning. That was the day NYC DOT said construction would start on the two-way protected bike lane over the bridge, which has been beset by delays until recently. Not that long ago it looked like construction of the bikeway, […]

Lentol: Pulaski Bridge Bikeway Construction to Begin September 14

By Stephen Miller | Sep 3, 2015 | 20 Comments

Construction of the Pulaski Bridge protected bike lane is now set to begin in a matter of days, according to Assembly Member Joe Lentol, and could wrap before the end of the year. DOT had announced last month that drainage design issues would delay the start of construction until next March, but that no longer seems […]

Pulaski Bridge Bike Path Delayed Again, Now Scheduled for April 2016

By Stephen Miller | Aug 6, 2015 | 23 Comments

Construction delays will push completion of the Pulaski Bridge protected bike lane to 2016, says DOT, the second setback for the project. Until the dedicated bikeway is built, the bridge’s narrow walking and biking path will only get more cramped as Citi Bike debuts in the neighborhoods on both sides of the bridge. The bike path would […]

DOT Opens Greenpoint Ave Bridge Bike Lanes — Now With Flex-Posts

By Stephen Miller | Jul 2, 2015 | 24 Comments

DOT staff led a celebratory ride on the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge over Newtown Creek this morning to mark the completion of new bike lanes between Brooklyn and Queens. The lanes provide safer passage on what had been a nerve-wracking crossing next to fast-moving traffic and lots of trucks. The project was first proposed in 2010 and revived earlier […]

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