Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

Eyes on the Street: Randall’s Island Connector to Open in “Coming Weeks”

By Stephen Miller | Sep 30, 2015 | 32 Comments

The Randall’s Island Connector, a greenway link between the South Bronx and Randall’s Island, is almost complete. Bronxites are anticipating a ribbon-cutting any day now from the city’s Economic Development Corporation, which is building the project. The new path crosses the Bronx Kill, a narrow waterway separating Randall’s Island from the Bronx. Without it, the only way to bike or walk […]

Eyes on the Street: Instant Bike Lane, Courtesy of NYPD and the Pope

By Brad Aaron | Sep 25, 2015 | 16 Comments

Update: From reader Joe Enoch: “I got in that ‘lane’ this morning and a cop nearly knocked me off my bike a few feet later. He jumped in front of me and screamed at me to get out of the lane. There were no emergency vehicles, UN convoys or popes in sight.” The papal visit […]

Eyes on the Street: Cyclists Ride New Hudson Greenway Ramp in Inwood

By Brad Aaron | Sep 8, 2015 | 9 Comments

Cyclists and wheelchair users will soon have improved access to the Hudson River Greenway in Inwood, when the Parks Department officially opens a new ramp connecting the greenway to Dyckman Street. The ADA-compliant ramp, at the northern terminus of the greenway, was supposed to open a year ago. Until now users had to enter and exit the […]

Eyes on the Street: A Smorgasburg of Traffic in Prospect Park [Updated]

By Stephen Miller | Aug 31, 2015 | 7 Comments

Yesterday, popular food market Smorgasburg launched its first outpost in Prospect Park — and brought a traffic mess into what’s ostensibly a car-free park. The food market, which features 100 vendors at Breeze Hill, used the park entrance at Lincoln Road for vehicle access. Event staff were on hand to direct motorists but were quickly overmatched, says reader […]

Eyes on the Street: Clinton Street’s New Bikeway

By Stephen Miller | Aug 25, 2015 | 10 Comments

A new two-way bikeway is under construction to provide a connection between the Williamsburg Bridge and the East River Greenway. The route along Clinton Street extends the existing two-way protected bike lane between Delancey and Grand an additional five blocks to South Street, where it connects to the waterfront bike path beneath the FDR Drive. The waterfront greenway, which […]

Eyes on the Street: Williamsburg’s “Lively,” “Beautiful” New Garage Wall

By Stephen Miller | Aug 21, 2015 | 14 Comments

An apartment building in Williamsburg perfectly illustrates how parking minimums in New York’s zoning code make the city’s streets and sidewalks worse. Last year, a joint venture of Alex. Brown Realty and Largo Investments finished construction on a 33-unit rental project at 281 Union Avenue in Williamsburg. The seven-story building, roughly the same size as its neighbors, has something those older buildings don’t: 17 parking spaces. […]

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