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Light at the End of the Bridge for Staten Island Cyclists

Jan. 2, 2020, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.

Nearly two years past its due date, the path along the $1.5 billion Goethals Bridge is gearing up to safely handle bikes and pedestrians.

Infrastructure

Don’t Look Down: Short Fencing Makes RFK Bridge Path High Risk, Critics Say

Sept. 6, 2019, 4:10 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

A low barrier, about four feet high, is all that prevents pedestrians and cyclists on the Triborough Bridge from taking an unwanted plunge.

Mental Health

Suicide Prevention Hotline to the Rescue on RFK Bridge

July 30, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Hours after THE CITY reported the absence of d emergency phones along the span’s pedestrian path, the MTA installed one.

Mental Health

RFK Bridge’s Suicide Prevention Sign’s Phone Promise Doesn’t Ring True

July 29, 2019, 4:10 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

A sign on the former Triborough Bridge proclaims “phone ahead.” But no such lifeline exists on the pedestrian section of the span.

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Pol Prods DOT for Separate Walk/Bike Lanes on Queensboro Bridge

April 30, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

Queens Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer wants the Department of Transportation to create another path amid repairs on the 59th Street Bridge.

Bridges

Light at the End of the Bridge for Staten Island Cyclists

Don’t Look Down: Short Fencing Makes RFK Bridge Path High Risk, Critics Say

Suicide Prevention Hotline to the Rescue on RFK Bridge

RFK Bridge’s Suicide Prevention Sign’s Phone Promise Doesn’t Ring True

Pol Prods DOT for Separate Walk/Bike Lanes on Queensboro Bridge

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