Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about The Bronx

Hunts Point to Cuomo: Get Trucks Off Local Bronx Streets

By Stephen Miller | Dec 11, 2013 | 3 Comments

Hunts Point is one of New York City’s largest industrial hubs, generating 15,000 truck trips every day over local streets in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods. The result? Pollution and dangerous streets for residents, as well as wasted resources for businesses. Yesterday, the city released a mammoth study of land use and transportation in […]

Senior Killed by Bus Driver in Bronx; Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Man in Queens

By Brad Aaron | Dec 9, 2013 | 1 Comment

Two NYC pedestrians were killed by motorists over the weekend. One of the victims was a senior; the other was struck by a hit-and-run driver in the City Council district represented by Eric Ulrich, where at least five pedestrians have died in traffic in 2013. Last Friday evening at approximately 6:45 p.m., 74-year-old Gloria Mabry […]

Mapping Out a Route for the Hudson River Greenway in the Bronx

By Stephen Miller | Dec 5, 2013 | 38 Comments

In 1991, Governor Mario Cuomo signed the Hudson River Valley Greenway Act, setting in motion the design and construction of a continuous walking and biking route along the river, from Manhattan to Saratoga County. More than two decades later, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council — the NYC-area regional planning agency — has come up with […]

No Charges: Witnesses Say Driver Who Killed Bronx Senior Ran Stop Sign

By Brad Aaron | Nov 8, 2013 | 10 Comments

A senior was killed in Mott Haven Tuesday by a motorist who witnesses said sped past a stop sign before striking the victim, jumping a curb and slamming into an apartment building. The driver was not charged or summonsed by NYPD. According to reports, Candida Acosta, 74, was crossing E. 141st Street at Beekman Avenue at […]

Eyes on the Street: Bronx River Greenway Access Streets Get Upgrades

By Stephen Miller | Nov 1, 2013 | 3 Comments

The Bronx River Greenway has given many South Bronx residents a place to feel comfortable biking, but the streets nearby are often filled with speeding drivers navigating sometimes-confusing intersections. A project adding bike lanes, curb extensions, and lane striping aimed to fix that — and since the end of the summer residents have seen some […]

Cyclist Struck in the Bronx Today Is Second Fatality in Past Two Weeks

By Brad Aaron | Oct 30, 2013 | No Comments

A cyclist was struck and killed by a driver this morning in the Bronx, and EV Grieve reports that a restaurant worker who was hit by a motorist last week while biking in Brooklyn died from his injuries. Today’s crash occurred in Claremont. NYPD and published reports say Walter Ayala, 36, was traveling west on St. […]

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