Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about The Bronx

Bronx River Advocates Petition State and City to Fix Greenway Gap

By Stephen Miller | Jan 7, 2013 | 2 Comments

While a network of parks continues to sprout along the banks of the Bronx River, a dangerous gap between two parks could fester for years, preventing the creation of a continuous, safe walking and biking route for local residents. Advocates have launched a petition asking the city and state to overcome bureaucratic hurdles to complete the […]

Five Killed in Four Days: Holiday Season Marked by Pedestrian Deaths

By Brad Aaron | Jan 2, 2013 | 6 Comments

In separate crashes in Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx, city motorists killed five pedestrians between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Four of the crashes, which took the lives of a child and three young mothers, were hit-and-runs. At approximately 8:45 a.m. on December 28, 11-year-old Miguel Torres of Jackson Heights was crossing at Northern Boulevard and 80th […]

Deferred, Not Defeated: Sheridan Teardown Advocates Move Ahead

By Stephen Miller | Dec 6, 2012 | 5 Comments

In the wake of the city’s refusal to consider removing the Sheridan Expressway, advocates from the Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance gathered last night at a town hall meeting to revise their game plan. Although the long-term vision of removing the highway lives on, the discussion focused on other potential improvements along the Sheridan corridor. “We started […]

Bronx Toddler Apparently One of Many Unreported NYC Pedestrian Deaths

By Brad Aaron | Nov 20, 2012 | 3 Comments

Based on NYPD crash data and media reports, it appears that a toddler who was hit by a driver in the Bronx earlier this year soon died from his injuries. On March 27 at around 4:40 p.m., a 2-year-old boy was chasing after an ice cream truck on Taylor Avenue in Parkchester when he was struck […]

NYPD Snafu Means No Justice for Bronx Cyclist Left to Die in the Street

By Brad Aaron | Oct 25, 2012 | 3 Comments

NYPD torpedoed its own investigation into the crash that killed a Bronx cyclist, whose death was not reported to the Accident Investigation Squad for over a month. Joseph Nelson, 54, was riding his bike near the intersection of Fordham Road and Jerome Avenue on the afternoon of April 14 when he hit the open door […]

Webster Avenue SBS Will Not Have Center-Running Bus Lanes

By Stephen Miller | Oct 24, 2012 | 3 Comments

This spring, there was a glimmer of hope that Webster Avenue in the Bronx would get the first center-running bus-only lanes in New York. With NYC DOT and the MTA bringing Select Bus Service to Webster Avenue, the center-running option would have been the city’s boldest effort yet to implement high-quality bus rapid transit. While […]

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