South Bronx
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Summer Launch Planned for Bx6 Select Bus Service
Some streetscape improvements are planned for the Bronx portion of the route. The biggest changes are proposed for 161st Street, where DOT would widen sidewalks and limit eastbound traffic in the tunnel under the Grand Concourse to buses.
April 26, 2017
Cuomo Moves to Tear Down the Sheridan Expressway Starting in 2018
Yesterday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he's moving forward with the removal of the Sheridan Expressway, a 1.25-mile Moses-era highway that cuts off South Bronx neighborhoods from the Bronx River waterfront.
March 20, 2017
Protected Bike Lanes Will Connect South Bronx to Randall’s Island
Last fall, the city opened a direct car-free connection between the South Bronx and Randall's Island. The Randall's Island Connector provides convenient access to acres of parks and ballfields and -- via the 103rd Street footbridge -- Manhattan. But the truck-heavy industrial streets that lead to it still leave a lot to be desired. A new NYC DOT project would create bicycle links between the Connector and 138th Street [PDF].
June 15, 2016
Sheridan Expressway Removal Gets $97 Million Boost in State Budget
Last week's Albany budget deal includes $97 million for decommissioning the Sheridan Expressway and transforming it into a surface boulevard.
April 5, 2016
Tonight: Final Round of Harlem River Bridge Workshops Gets Started
We have some late additions to the Streetsblog calendar. At 6:30 p.m. today at the Rio II Gallery on Riverside Drive, DOT will hold the first of four community workshops as part of the third and final phase of preparation for the Harlem River Bridges Access Plan, set to be released this spring.
March 22, 2016
No Bike Lanes for Grand Concourse South of 158th Street — For Now
DOT's redesign of the Grand Concourse below 158th Street includes pedestrian safety measures and traffic calming treatments but no bike lanes. The agency says this stretch of the Concourse could get bike lanes in a future capital project, but it's not clear how long the Bronx will have to wait for that.
March 4, 2016
Envisioning a “Complete Concourse” South of 162nd Street
Will DOT go big with its redesign of the Grand Concourse? Last week the agency said it will "replace and upgrade existing bike lanes" on the Concourse, which gives an indication of what's in store north of 162nd Street, but not to the south, where the street has no bike lanes.
March 1, 2016
The Randall’s Island Connector Is Finally Here
This spring, the Highbridge re-opened between the Bronx and Manhattan, the first car-free crossing linking the two boroughs. Now the second one in less than a year is open with the debut of the Randall's Island Connector. The project has been in the pipeline for what seems like forever, and on Saturday it opened to the delight of many South Bronx residents.
November 17, 2015
Randall’s Island Connector to Open This Weekend
The Randall’s Island Connector is set to open this weekend.
November 11, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Randall’s Island Connector to Open in “Coming Weeks”
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.
September 30, 2015