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Queens Pol: DOT’s Excuses for Queensboro Bridge Safety Delays Are ‘Garbage’
Council Member Julie Won criticized the agency after participating in a walkthrough with DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez.
September 15, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: Mayor Adams Should Crush on This Driver Edition
A crazy driver used the Kosciuszko Bridge bike and pedestrian path as an extra lane. Plus all the other news.
July 8, 2022
EYES ON THE STREET: Walking Across the Queensboro Bridge is So Dangerous, It Feels Illegal
No government would place citizens on foot in such potential harm (would it?).
July 5, 2022
Comptroller: Here’s How DOT’s $425M Brooklyn Bridge Project Became a $657M Brooklyn Bridge Project
That's 55 percent more than the original cost estimate — and not something that city bean counters were likely to miss.
July 5, 2022
MTA Promises to Do Better on Bike and Pedestrian Access — And Needs Your Help
It's no longer a bridge too far.
May 27, 2022
Long Island City Getting Some Protected Bike Lanes
Redesigns are coming to three dangerous corridors, crucial connectors to the Pulaski and Queensboro bridges.
April 6, 2022
Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Led Ongoing Boom Through 2021
Daily trips over the new eight-foot two-way bike path on the roadbed of the bridge’s Manhattan-bound side soared 27.2 percent across all of 2021, according to data compiled by Bike New York.
March 7, 2022
Port Authority Study Could Lead to More Traffic Jams on Outerbridge Crossing
The agency says it will examine 'widening' the bridge — a sure-fire way to draw more cars and congestion.
February 25, 2022
Manhattan Community Board Seeks Federal Funds to Straighten Out Hudson River Greenway
Manhattan Community Board 12 is asking the city to use federal infrastructure money to straighten out a notoriously tricky stretch of the Hudson River Greenway.
February 16, 2022
Queensboro Bridge Bike and Pedestrian Improvements Delayed a Full Year
"We are concerned about the timeline," two Council member said in a statement.
February 3, 2022
