Previous Posts
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Jan 24, 2010
No CommentsA Productive Conversation with DEC
When a large barge parked itself next to the East River caissons at 53rd Street, we put a call into DEC and a day later to see what was really going on. After some initial phone wrangling, I was able to speak with a high ranking official at DEC about the matter. DEC explained that...
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Jan 13, 2010
No CommentsBarge (and Cranes) in the East River at 54th Street
A potentially troubling development today as I rode through Sutton Place via the Greenway detour: The first thought that popped to mind was that the caissons were being prepared to be removed. This would seriously delay any expansion of the Greenway south. Repeated calls to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation have gone...
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Jan 13, 2010
No CommentsRoosevelt Island Tram Rehab to Impact Greenway and Bridge Access
Last week the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation and their project consultants presented plans to rehabilitate the aerial tram system that connects Roosevelt Island to Manhattan at the Transportation Committee meeting of Community Board 8 Manhattan. After many delays, construction is finally slated to begin on March 1st and last through the summer. The project will...
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Dec 21, 2009
No CommentsHelp us Track Greenway Conditions!
Hope everyone enjoyed the snowstorm this weekend! Be careful as you ride around town this week and make sure to lookout for black ice patches. We’d also recommend a great set of fenders, just in case… Please send us any real-time updates on East River Greenway conditions either by email EastRiverGreenway@gmail.com or on Twitter (@ERiverGreenway)...
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Dec 18, 2009
No CommentsUES Community Board Passes Pro-Greenway Resolutions
This past Wednesday night, Manhattan Community Board 8 signaled its support for a world-class East River Greenway by passing resolutions to aimed at improving the Upper East Side’s East River Esplanade. The first resolution deals with maintaining the Esplanade in the short-term and calls on the City’s Parks Department to immediately address the unsafe and...