The city is set to kick off a public engagement process next month for the Bronx Harlem River Greenway project, a new seven-mile bike and pedestrian path slated to be built along the eastern side of the Harlem River, Mayor Eric Adams announced. City wan...
Exact details have yet to be hashed out for the project that will stretch from Van Cortlandt Park in the northwest corner of the Bronx down much of the Harlem River’s eastern bank to Randall’s Island to the borough’s south, according to the mayor. When completed, however, it’ll offer continuous north-south off-street “multi use paths” and on-street “bike facilities,” all running alongside the Major Deegan Expressway.
“We know what the Major Deegan and other highways have done to our communities,” he added. “And now, we’re going to fix the problems that we witnessed in previous years.”Credit John McCarten NYC Council Media Unit “This route will connect Bronxites to job centers like Bronx Hub, Fordham Plaza and the 125th Street corridor in Manhattan,” Rodriguez said. “But this plan will also return the waterfront to residents of the Bronx.”
Bronx and Harlem River Urban Waters Federal Partnership and the New York-New Jersey Harbor and Estuary Program. During the workshops, DOT will inform residents on the current conditions of the project area and seek their suggestions on what shape the bike and pedestrian paths should ultimately take.
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