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MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: The Finals! The 41st vs. The 84th
Welcome to the final match in our monthlong March (Parking) Madness contest. And there's really only one winner to this tournament.
April 5, 2022
Rafael Salamanca and Bronx Pols Pressure DOT to Scrap Bus Lanes for Bx6
The bus route serves 24,000 daily trips in an area where 76 percent of households don't own cars, but Salamanca, Marcos Crespo, Ruben Diaz Sr., and Jeff Klein are more worried about car traffic.
August 4, 2017
Rosa Ramirez, 60, Second Person Killed by Motorist on Bruckner Boulevard in a Month
Bruckner Boulevard is one of the most dangerous streets for walking in the Bronx. DOT made safety improvements to Bruckner and Hunts Point Avenue in 2015, but there are still too many vehicle lanes and too much traffic, and conditions remain hostile for people on foot.
April 28, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Protection for Cyclists on Bruckner Boulevard
DOT crews were out on Bruckner Boulevard yesterday putting in Jersey barriers to protect a new two-way bike lane. The bikeway will run for half a mile between Hunts Point Avenue and Longwood Avenue, the first phase in what should eventually be a link between the Bronx River Greenway and Randall's Island. For the time being, it will terminate at Longwood, with sharrows pointing to the less-stressful Southern Boulevard.
June 25, 2015
DOT Proposes Roundabout for Dangerous Longwood Intersection
New York seemingly has a traffic signal on every corner. To improve safety at one Bronx intersection, DOT is going with something different: a roundabout.
February 17, 2015
Bronx Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Abigail Lino Gets Six Months in Jail
A hit-and-run driver who killed a woman in the Bronx in 2013 will serve six months in jail.
June 11, 2014
Abigail Lino, 24, Killed in the Bronx; Driver Charged With Leaving Scene
Friends gathered at a Bronx courthouse last week calling for justice for Abigail Lino, who was one of at least four New York City pedestrians killed by hit-and-run drivers in August.
September 10, 2013
Pair of DOT Projects Promise Safer Walking and Biking in South Bronx Nabes
Safer streets and new bike lanes are slated for the neighborhoods of Hunts Point and Longwood in the South Bronx. The improvements will make it safer to walk to stores on Southern Boulevard and add new bike connections leading to Barretto Point Park.
May 21, 2010