Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Washington Heights

The Hudson River Greenway has developed a sinkhole just months after Parks patched it up. Photo: Danny Pearlstein

UPTOWN SUNK: Parks Dept’s Poor Work on Hudson River Greenway is Already Caving In

By Kevin Duggan | May 31, 2023 | No Comments

"The patch-and-paste didn’t take," said one user. "Especially at night, it comes upon you pretty abruptly — it can throw somebody off their bike."

The Washington Bridge spans the Harlem River. Photo: Jim Henderson via Wikimedia Commons

DOT Proposes Protected Bike Path, Bus Lane for Washington Bridge (The Other One)

By Kevin Duggan | Nov 9, 2022 | No Comments

The city wants to repurpose a pair of car lanes on the Washington Bridge for a two-way bike lane and a bus lane next year.

Closed for repairs: The Hudson River Greenway entrance at Dyckman Street. Photo: Kevin Duggan

EYES ON THE STREET: City’s Uptown Greenway Detour is Unacceptably Dangerous

By Kevin Duggan | Nov 8, 2022 | No Comments

The city's detour for the Hudson River Greenway uptown is a dangerous mess through hilly and dangerous Washington Heights streets with little to no bicycle infrastructure to speak of.

The Fort Washington Park Bridge. Photo: Kevin Duggan

City Will Finally Fix Fort Washington Park Bike and Pedestrian Bridge

By Kevin Duggan | Nov 8, 2022 | No Comments

Fifteen years and counting! Think about it: the Brooklyn Bridge was built in 14 years, but New York City needs a year longer to finally fix a small span for pedestrians and cyclists uptown.

Parents triple parked at dismissal, creating a traffic jam in front of the Amber Charter School (at left) in Inwood on Oct. 25. Photo: Eve Kessler

Traffic from Car-Driving Charter School Parents Vexes Upper Manhattan; City Provides No Oversight

By Eve Kessler | Nov 1, 2022 | No Comments

And it is about to get worse as two new charters are planning to open in the area.

A sinkhole on the Hudson River Greenway, looking south above 183rd Street. Photo: Inwood Owners Association (with help from the Streetsblog Photoshop Desk)

SETBACK: Parks Dept. Will Dump Bikers onto Dangerous Roads During Greenway Fix

By Eve Kessler | Aug 11, 2022 | No Comments

After four months of delay over safety questions, a northern Manhattan project will proceed without many changes.

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