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Eyes on the Street: Signs of Greenway Progress on Flushing Avenue
Construction on the two-way protected bikeway is underway, three years behind schedule.
June 15, 2018
Fleet Week Starts Wednesday, and Who Knows How Much It Will Disrupt the Hudson River Greenway
In recent years, the city has forced people to walk their bikes for several blocks on the greenway.
May 22, 2018
NYS DOT and NYPD Security Overkill Could Destroy the Hudson River Greenway
The space between anti-vehicle bollards must be wide enough to accommodate greenway crowds, but the state DOT and NYPD appear to be making other plans without public input.
May 9, 2018
This Hudson River Greenway Detour Has Lasted Five Months Longer Than Planned
The 11-block detour between 59th Street and 70th Street began in late November and was supposed to wrap up in a few weeks. It's still in place.
May 2, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Lights Are Finally Coming to the Hudson Greenway “Cherry Walk”
If you ride the Hudson River Greenway at night, these orange cones are a sight for sore eyes.
March 19, 2018
State DOT Prepping Permanent Measures to Replace Temporary Barriers on West Side Greenway
State DOT is "designing a permanent solution to replace the temporary security measures on the Route 9A bikeway." Construction will begin in the summer and wrap up sometime in 2019.
March 16, 2018
Parks Dept Closes Hudson River Greenway Segment With Little Public Notice
A reader who bikes the greenway daily said there was no advance notice about the detour, which directs cyclists to a pedestrian path that's crowded with joggers and dog walkers. No signs indicate when the closure will end.
December 1, 2017
State DOT Straightens Jersey Barriers So They Don’t Completely Ruin Hudson River Greenway
Several days after dropping long concrete barriers at dangerous angles across the Hudson River Greenway, New York State DOT is finally straightening them out to run parallel with the bike path.
November 8, 2017
Security Theater Continues to Squeeze West Side Greenway
State DOT said it would re-orient jersey barriers to make them parallel with the path, but three days later, many barriers are still straddling the greenway at dangerous angles.
November 6, 2017
De Blasio: Greenway Barriers Need to Change So “People Can Still Ride Their Bikes”
Mayor de Blasio said the placement of concrete barriers on the Hudson River Greenway in response to Tuesday's truck attack needs to change. "I think what was originally put in just in the last day or so needs some revision to make sure people can still ride their bikes," he said.
November 3, 2017
