Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about The Bronx

Bronx Beep Ruben Diaz Jr. Calls for Better Bikeway on Grand Concourse

By David Meyer | Feb 22, 2016 | 13 Comments

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. wants better bike infrastructure on the Grand Concourse. In his “State of the Borough” speech on Thursday, Diaz said a bike lane on the Concourse is among his 2016 policy goals. “We’ve made improvements to the Grand Concourse, and we will bring a dedicated bike lane to this iconic roadway,” Diaz said. […]

Tremont Avenue in Line for New Cross-Bronx Bike Route

By David Meyer | Feb 5, 2016 | 7 Comments

Last month, when Council Member Ritchie Torres lambasted DOT’s deference to community boards over street safety projects, he anticipated a fight over the agency’s plan for bike lanes on Tremont Avenue. DOT presented its design for the western segment of Tremont Avenue to Bronx Community Board 5 on January 20 [PDF] and, the following day, presented the design for the eastern segment […]

Merchants: DDC Taking Forever to Finish Plaza at Bronx Hub [Updated]

By David Meyer | Dec 22, 2015 | 15 Comments

In 2008, DOT repurposed street space at the Hub in Mott Haven to greatly expand and improve Roberto Clemente Plaza. The first version of the project was made with low-cost materials — paint, planters, and gravel. Afterward, the city committed to building out the project in concrete. But the agency in charge of delivering capital projects, […]

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The Randall’s Island Connector Is Finally Here

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Nov 17, 2015 | No Comments

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 […]

Sidewalks Are No Sanctuary: Driver Jumps Curb, Kills 3 in the Bronx

By Brad Aaron | Nov 2, 2015 | 35 Comments

A motorist killed three people Saturday, including a 10-year-old girl, and injured three others when he drove onto a Bronx sidewalk crowded with trick-or-treaters. Police told the media Howard Unger, 52, of the Bronx, was driving west on Morris Park Avenue in a Dodge sedan at around 5 p.m. when he hit another vehicle from behind […]

DA Robert Johnson: Manslaughter Charges for Cab Driver Who Killed Two

By Brad Aaron | Oct 20, 2015 | 2 Comments

District Attorney Robert Johnson has filed felony charges against the green cab driver who killed two people on a Bronx sidewalk. Johnson’s office told Gothamist Emilio Garcia was off his epilepsy medication when he hit 5-year-old Tierre Clark and Kadeem Brown, 25, at the Grand Concourse and E. 170th Street on March 20. Reports published after the crash […]

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