Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Riverdale

The Henry Hudson Bridge connects Riverdale with Upper Manhattan. Photo: Photo courtesy of MTA Bridges and Tunnels Special Archive

RIVERDALE REBATE! Bronx Drivers Get Free Ride Over Henry Hudson Bridge In Congestion Pricing Carveout

By David Meyer | Apr 17, 2019 | 18 Comments

Crossing the Henry Hudson Bridge will be free for Bronx drivers, Assembly Member Jeff Dinowitz announced.

Thou shalt not pass. This key bridge on the Hudson River Greenway will be out for more than a year. Photo: Liz Marcello

Ineptitude, Delays and Apathy Could Rob Upper Manhattan and the Bronx of Key Bike Routes

By David Meyer | Sep 13, 2018 | 5 Comments

It's a one, two, three punch for cyclists.

DOT's redesign of Broadway reduces crossing distances by 30 percent. Photo: Susan Brenner

Made in the Shade: First Look at the Broadway Bike Lane By Van Cortlandt Park

By David Meyer | Jun 19, 2018 | 37 Comments

Backed by Council Member Andy Cohen, it's the first protected bike lane in the northwest Bronx.

The DOT redesign will shorten crossing distances and make room for a two-way protected bike lane. Image: DOT

Overruling CB 8, DOT Advances Protected Bike Lanes Along Van Cortlandt Park

By David Meyer | Mar 13, 2018 | 19 Comments

DOT plans to move forward with a redesign of Broadway alongside Van Cortlandt Park next month.

Broadway at W. 254th Street, where Jorge Hernaiz fatally struck Marino Nunez in 2015. A plan to make this stretch of Broadway safer for walking and biking is under attack from Bronx Community Board 8. Photo: Google Maps

Retired NYPD Officer Pleads to Homicide in Killing of Bronx Pedestrian Marino Nunez

By Brad Aaron | Jun 28, 2017 | 6 Comments

Jorge Hernaiz, who worked at the 43rd Precinct, had a BAC of .25 when he fatally struck Nunez on Broadway in Riverdale, then tried to remove the victim from underneath his car.

The DOT plan would shorten crossing distances and make room for a two-way protected bike lane. Image: DOT

Andy Cohen Knows Broadway Won't Get Safer If It Stays Wide and Fast

By David Meyer | May 26, 2017 | 4 Comments

Will DOT make Broadway a safe street for people walking to Van Cortlandt Park and a viable bike route for the northwest Bronx?

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