East River Greenway
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Guide Provides Blueprint To Get More Greenways in New York State
The Empire State has 2,000 miles of greenway trails — but nearly 1,500 more that could be built. With the right help.
January 16, 2024
City Electeds to Albany Leaders: We Want Some of that Greenway Green, Too!
The state spent $200 million to build the "Empire" trail upstate. Now, city electeds want their own $200-million pie.
February 24, 2022
Court Swats Away NIMBY Anti-Bike-Path Claim on East Side
A bike bridge isn't a seizure of parkland — it IS parkland, the court essentially said.
May 11, 2020
Greenway Through East River Park Will Be Partly Open During Coastal Revamp
Portions of the greenway — a favorite of cyclists — will stay accessible during construction, the city says.
October 3, 2019
No Funding or Timeline To Close Gaps on 28 Blocks of the East River Greenway
So why was the de Blasio administration crowing?
October 12, 2018
Add This Sinkhole to the List of Indignities East River Greenway Users Have to Deal With
People biking and walking on the East River Greenway have been dealing with a widening sinkhole for weeks as DOT ignored calls to fix it.
July 21, 2017
De Blasio Announces Funding to Fill 8-Block Stretch of East River Greenway Gap
De Blasio’s revised Fiscal Year 2018 budget, set to be unveiled tomorrow, will dedicate $100 million in capital construction funds to build a walking and biking path between 61st Street and 53rd Street, narrowing the East River Greenway gap in Midtown to 12 blocks.
April 25, 2017
Pedestrians and Cyclists Get Room to Breathe on South Street
The pace is slow, but the city is making progress on the East River greenway in Lower Manhattan.
December 8, 2016
Manhattan CB 6 Backs East River Greenway Connector on 37th Street
It's going to become safer and easier to access the East River Greenway, thanks to a vote last night by Manhattan Community Board 6. In a surprisingly drama-free meeting, the board backed the recommendation of DOT and its own transportation committee for a two-way bike path on a single block of 37th Street, connecting the greenway to First Avenue.
October 9, 2014
Want Safer Connections to the East Side Greenway? Tell CB 6 on Monday
On Monday, the Manhattan Community Board 6 transportation committee is set to reconsider a plan to install a two-way protected bike lane on a block of East 37th Street, connecting First Avenue with the East River Greenway. The plan has run up against stiff opposition from residents of an adjacent condominium tower who don't want a bike lane on the same side of the street as their building.
October 3, 2014