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State Sen. Bill Perkins To Slow Plans For Faster Buses On 125th Street?

Posted on April 12, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Get Off The Bus

For years, crosstown bus riders on 125th Street — more than 32,000 per day — have had to put up with a ride that’s slower than walking. Continue reading →

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Changes Planned for Harlem’s ‘Boulevard of Death’

Posted on July 2, 2012 by | 2 Comments

“There were 626 serious injuries and fatalities on the boulevard from 2006 to 2010, placing it among Manhattan’s most dangerous roads…”

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A Proposal To Give Harlem Two Things It Lacks: Canals And A Waterfront Boardwalk

Posted on May 2, 2012 by | 1 Comment

The East River, which runs along the eastern edge of Manhattan, was once the busiest industrial waterway in America–and, some say, the dirtiest. Continue reading →

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NY Officials Test-Drive Car-Sharing With Zipcar

Posted on October 20, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Through a yearlong pilot program, 300 New York City Department of Transportation employees will share 25 Zipcar vehicles — 23 hybrids and two vans — for daily official business between the hours of 7 am and 6 pm on weekdays. Continue reading →

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Bridge floats home to Harlem

Posted on July 28, 2010 by | Leave a comment

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WATER WAY TO GO! Barges carry the Willis Avenue Bridge up the East River, past the Brooklyn Bridge, to its new site yesterday.The new Willis Avenue Bridge is home.

This photo — with the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline in the background — shows the span concluding its 110-mile journey along the Hudson and East rivers yesterday. Continue reading →

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