In the Shadow of the Queensboro Bridge

5:19 PM EDT on August 10, 2007

Life Near the Queensboro Bridge

A Streetfilm by Nick Whitaker

Running time: 3:44

Sarah Gallagher of the Upper Green Side introduces us to life on the neighborhood streets on the Manhattan side of the Queensboro bridge. Talking with store owners and others in the area, Streetfilms' Nick Whitaker learns that expensive rent isn't the only cost of doing business on the Upper East Side.

"There's never a quiet time anymore. And there's never a clean time anymore. And there's never a safe time anymore. It's always traffic first."

-- Sheldon Barr, Upper East Side Gallery Owner

Aaron Naparstek

@naparstek.bsky.social

Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek's journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the "War on Cars" podcast. You can find more of his work on his website.

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