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Eyes on the Street: Much of the 158th St. Greenway Connector Is Missing

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158th Street looking east toward Riverside Drive.

A utility crew ripped up 158th Street where a two-way bike lane connects to the Hudson River Greenway and hasn't re-installed the bike lane after patching up the asphalt.

A reader sent us photos of the bikeway, which is supposed to be a green, two-way route between Broadway and the Henry Hudson Parkway, separated from car traffic by plastic posts. A ramp at the western end of the bike lane leads to the greenway.

The bike lane was installed last year as part of a package of bike and pedestrian improvements linking the greenway and the car-free High Bridge.

We asked DOT why this happened and when it would be fixed. DOT said it "is aware of the condition of the bike lane at 158th Street, where utility work was recently done, and are working with the contractor to remedy the situation."

Without the paint, our tipster said, the bike lane is being used for parking, like it was before the plastic posts were installed.

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What the bikeway used to look like. Photo: Alec Melman
What the bikeway is supposed to look like. Photo: Alec Melman
What the bikeway used to look like. Photo: Alec Melman

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