Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about The Bronx

The new Sheridan Boulevard. Courtesy: Gov. Cuomo's office

Gov. Cuomo Celebrates New Sheridan Boulevard, But Advocates Still Wary

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 12, 2019 | No Comments

The former Sheridan Expressway is now a less-highway-like fast roadway akin to West Street in Manhattan, which was built on the site of the former West Side Highway.

Council Member Mark Gjonaj — at it again.

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Friday’s Headlines: Rumble in the Bronx Edition

By Streetsblog | Dec 6, 2019 | No Comments

Kids are LITERALLY running for their lives because Bronx drivers are in such a rush. That and the rest of the news to set you up for the weekend.

Double-parked cars frequently cause tie-ups on Morris Park Avenue. Photo: Google

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BREAKING: Judge Allows DOT to Put Morris Park Avenue on a Road Diet

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 18, 2019 | No Comments

The ruling was just released and is posted below. We'll update later.

Bronx Pedestrian Has Died From Being Hit By Driver on Boston Road

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 2, 2019 | 3 Comments

A Bronx pedestrian has died of wounds he suffered in August, when a reckless driver hit him and a friend on Boston Road — then injured a third person when he hopped the curb.

The Bx7 bus, which runs along Broadway for part of its route in the Bronx. A DOT proposal to give the Bx7 and other buses five-block, daytime bus lanes has roiled Community Board 8.

‘Progressives’ Should Support Public Transit Over Private Vehicles

By Jessica Haller | Jul 1, 2019 | 8 Comments

If you want to call yourself a "progressives" you need to stop opposing transit that serves the many, not the wealthier few with automobiles. Only then will we attain a safe and sustainable city.

Man Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver in the Bronx

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 16, 2019 | 6 Comments

Police say that Christopher Nieves was crossing the southbound Bruckner service road near Austin Place at around 6 a.m. when he was hit by the driver of a brown or tan Chevy Tahoe, a mammoth vehicle.

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