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NYPD, Secret Service Joined Forces to Cage Bridge Cyclists During Trump Visit
Legendary cycling advocate — and security theater expert — Charles Komanoff weighs in on Friday's Secret Service hold on the Queensboro Bridge during the president's visit to the East Side.
May 20, 2019
NYPD: Driver Kills Elderly Woman in Queens Crosswalk
A driver hit and killed an elderly woman in a crosswalk near the Queensboro Bridge on Wednesday morning — but is not yet facing any charges, police said.
May 8, 2019
Queens Pol Demands More Space for Cyclists and Peds on Queensboro Bridge
Just one narrow pathway is shared by both cyclists and pedestrians, whose numbers are booming. Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer wants that to change.
April 30, 2019
Northern Boulevard Changes Are Needed Now, Says CM Jimmy Van Bramer (And No Other Pols)
Activists offer many possible solutions, begging the city to act boldly.
September 10, 2018
People Biking and Walking on the QBoro Bridge Outnumber Cars on Its South Outer Roadway
Volunteers did the counts as they build a case for converting the South Outer Roadway to pedestrians and cyclists.
October 12, 2017
Trottenberg: Dedicated Queensboro Bridge Bike Path “on the Agenda”
DOT is looking into ways to provide better biking and walking access across the Queensboro Bridge, where the sole car-free path has been off-limits at night for much of the past two years, says Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg.
July 11, 2017
How About Opening Up Another Lane on the Queensboro Bridge for Walking and Biking This Summer?
The Broadway plazas debuted during Memorial Day weekend, and car-free hours in parks usually expand during the summer. Why not try out a car-free south outer roadway on the Queensboro Bridge with a summer trial?
July 5, 2017
DOT Has Closed the Queensboro Bridge Bike/Ped Path Overnight for 16 of the Past 24 Months
The Queensboro Bridge bike/ped path has been closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for 16 of the last 24 months while ConEdison conducts electrical repair work. Currently, a six-week closure that began on May 21 is making nighttime trips especially difficult for working cyclists. Despite the regularity of the closures, DOT still hasn't worked out a reasonable alternative for people who count on overnight access to the path.
June 19, 2017
Queensboro Bridge Bike/Ped Path Will Close Every Night Until 2017 (At Least)
People who bike over the Queensboro Bridge had to endure months without nighttime access to the bridge's car-free path earlier this year, with ConEd infrastructure work closing off the north outer roadway. Now, after a short respite, ConEd work has resumed, and nightly closures are slated to last "through the end of the year," according to DOT's Facebook page for the bridge.
September 30, 2016
Cyclists Press DOT for Night-Time Access to Queensboro Bridge
The Queensboro Bridge biking and walking path could be closed for construction on weeknights for months, cutting off access at times when many people still use it. Members of Transportation Alternatives’ Queens Committee have a solution: Allow cyclists and pedestrians to use the bridge’s south outer roadway, which is closed to car traffic after 9 p.m.
April 28, 2016