The Brooklyn Greenway Initiative, a citizen-driven project that began with a handful of insane visionaries picking up trash and planting flowers beside a BQE off-ramp, is taking shape on Columbia Street.
Notice the space for greenery between the sidewalk and the curb. Plans call for the park to connect Greenpoint to Red Hook.
Photos: Clarence Eckerson
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The Bronx House reps told the governor that her plan to build a pair of hulking, highway-sized roads next to the existing scar is "doubling down on Robert Moses."
“This just confirms the old saying, ‘Cars don’t spend money, people spend money,’” said one open street advocate.
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