Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Hudson River Greenway

Council Member Shekar Krishnan rallies on Dec. 6, 2022 for a set of bills to improve Parks projects.

Council Wants to Speed Up Parks Projects (Like Those Much-Delayed Greenways!)

By Kevin Duggan | Dec 8, 2022 | No Comments

The department has been a poor steward of its bike infrastructure that provide crucial links in the city's cycling network — like Ocean Parkway. And Council Member Shekar Krishnan wants to change that.

Closed for repairs: The Hudson River Greenway entrance at Dyckman Street. Photo: Kevin Duggan

EYES ON THE STREET: City’s Uptown Greenway Detour is Unacceptably Dangerous

By Kevin Duggan | Nov 8, 2022 | No Comments

The city's detour for the Hudson River Greenway uptown is a dangerous mess through hilly and dangerous Washington Heights streets with little to no bicycle infrastructure to speak of.

The Fort Washington Park Bridge. Photo: Kevin Duggan

City Will Finally Fix Fort Washington Park Bike and Pedestrian Bridge

By Kevin Duggan | Nov 8, 2022 | No Comments

Fifteen years and counting! Think about it: the Brooklyn Bridge was built in 14 years, but New York City needs a year longer to finally fix a small span for pedestrians and cyclists uptown.

A sinkhole on the Hudson River Greenway, looking south above 183rd Street. Photo: Inwood Owners Association (with help from the Streetsblog Photoshop Desk)

Uptown Portion of Hudson River Greenway To Close Next Week for Repairs

By Kevin Duggan | Nov 2, 2022 | No Comments

A crucial portion of the Hudson River Greenway uptown will close for four months for repairs starting next week, according to Parks Department officials, and cyclists remain furious that the project does not include a safe detour and, instead, sends them onto crash-prone neighborhood streets.

Sam Schwartz hovers over a rendering of what an HHP bike lane could look like. Image: Inwood Owners Coalition

Gridlock Sam: Give Cyclists a Car Lane on the Henry Hudson Parkway

By Eve Kessler | Jun 10, 2022 | No Comments

A proposal for a temporary lane on the Henry Hudson Parkway gets an assist from Gridlock Sam!

As you can see, cyclists are squeezed between two wide roads at the Chelsea Piers — the complex's driveway (left) and West Street (right). Photo: Charles Komanoff

CHELSEA FEARS: Locals Want More Space for Bikes at Waterfront Rec Center

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 28, 2022 | No Comments

Members of Manhattan's Community Board 4 want the Chelsea Piers complex to reduce the width of its driveway to create a safer Hudson River Greenway at one of its notorious pinch points.

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