Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Riverdale

Riverdale Avenue is so fat it needs to be put on a diet, says DOT. But Council Member Eric Dinowitz (inset) disagrees. Photo: Google

Bronx Pol Loses Fight Against Street Safety as DOT Moves Ahead on Riverdale Ave.

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 4, 2022 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation has dismissed complaints of a Bronx Council member and will move ahead with its life-saving plan to narrow Riverdale Avenue from a four-lane speedway into a slower residential street

The pedestrian was crossing Oxford Avenue when she was struck by the driver making a left. Photo: Eve Kessler

‘Whippersnapper’ Senior Citizen Run Down and Killed in Riverdale

By Gersh Kuntzman and Eve Kessler | Jul 29, 2022 | No Comments

A woman who was struck and seriously injured by a driver in Riverdale earlier this week has died — and the driver remains uncharged, police said on Friday.

Riverdale Avenue is so fat it needs to be put on a diet, says DOT. Photo: Google

Riverdale Avenue Rumble: Bronx Pol Dinowitz Objects to DOT’s Move on ‘Road Diet’

By Eve Kessler | Mar 25, 2022 | No Comments

A Bronx Council member is fighting a city proposal to calm traffic on an overwide, dangerous road in the northwest part of the borough — a proposal that has drawn support from a progressive candidate for state Senate.

An illegally parked Eyewitness News truck idles in an illegal spot in the Bronx on April 24, 2020. Photo: Eve Kessler

BUSTED! ‘Eyewitness News’ Driver Breaks Law in ABC7-TV Truck

By Eve Kessler | Jun 15, 2020 | No Comments

My nuisance-neighbor newsman uses company billboard to block hydrant, pollute air in the Bronx. So what does corporate say?

New cyclist too slow? You're ready to enlist in the War on Cars. Photo: Laura Shepard

Op-Ed: Don’t Forget Us, Bike Mayor!

By Samuel Santaella | Nov 29, 2019 | No Comments

The position should focus on bringing infrastructure to the under-served, outer-borough areas that need it most.

Drivers who are demanding free car storage object to these two crosswalks at Hudson Manor Terrace and 239th Street in the Bronx. Photo: Eve Kessler

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UPDATED: Bronx Drivers Will Show they Value Parking Over Lives

By Eve Kessler | Oct 17, 2019 | No Comments

Locals seek to tear up new crosswalks on street where a child was killed by a motorist. How many parking spaces is the life of a child worth?

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