Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Hunts Point

Governor Cuomo is moving forward with the removal of the Sheridan Expressway -- the question is what will replace it. Image: NY Governor's Office

Cuomo Moves to Tear Down the Sheridan Expressway Starting in 2018

By David Meyer | Mar 20, 2017 | 12 Comments

Yesterday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he's moving forward with the removal of the Sheridan Expressway, a 1.25-mile Moses-era highway that cuts off South Bronx neighborhoods from the Bronx River waterfront.

Sheridan Expressway Removal Gets $97 Million Boost in State Budget

By David Meyer | Apr 5, 2016 | 25 Comments

Last week’s Albany budget deal includes $97 million for decommissioning the Sheridan Expressway and transforming it into a surface boulevard. The Sheridan, a short Robert Moses-era highway connecting the Bruckner and Cross-Bronx expressways, cuts South Bronx neighborhoods off from the Bronx River waterfront and its growing network of parks and greenways. Community groups have been advocating for the removal […]

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The Randall’s Island Connector Is Finally Here

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Nov 17, 2015 | No Comments

This spring, the Highbridge re-opened between the Bronx and Manhattan, the first car-free crossing linking the two boroughs. Now the second one in less than a year is open with the debut of the Randall’s Island Connector. The project has been in the pipeline for what seems like forever, and on Saturday it opened to the delight of many South Bronx […]

Trucker Who Killed Woman Admits Negligence, NYPD Still Blames Victim

By Brad Aaron | Nov 6, 2015 | 21 Comments

Update: The Daily News identified the Queens hit-and-run victim as Agalia Gounaris, 84, of Flushing. Police said the bus was located in Connecticut, en route to a casino, and that by that time evidence was lost due to rain. The driver was being questioned, the News reported. Motorists took the lives of two people walking yesterday, […]

Bronx River Greenway Gets a $10 Million Boost From TIGER

By David Meyer | Oct 28, 2015 | 1 Comment

A critical link in the Bronx River Greenway is getting a funding boost from the feds that should help put an end to years of bureaucratic delays. Yesterday the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded New York City a $10 million TIGER grant to build out walking and biking paths and bridges connecting two parks along the Bronx River. The […]

Eyes on the Street: Protection for Cyclists on Bruckner Boulevard

By Ben Fried | Jun 25, 2015 | 11 Comments

DOT crews were out on Bruckner Boulevard yesterday putting in Jersey barriers to protect a new two-way bike lane. The bikeway will run for half a mile between Hunts Point Avenue and Longwood Avenue, the first phase in what should eventually be a link between the Bronx River Greenway and Randall’s Island. For the time being, it will terminate […]

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