Last Wednesday, Mayor Eric Adams and Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced the 7-mile expansion of the Harlem River Greenway from Van Cortlandt Park to Randall’s Island in the Bronx.
to build more greenways, and the aim of the project is to reconnect communities historically divided by highways. The Major Deegan Expressway has cut off Bronxites’ access to the Harlem River waterfront since the 1930s.
Adams said that during his time as Brooklyn Borough president, there was significant development of Brooklyn’s greenways and waterfront, which he wants to continue in the Bronx and Washington Heights. He also noted that during the COVID pandemic, families and commuters used greenways and public green spaces in a major way.
Rodriguez, a former Manhattan councilmember, was excited to connect Dominican and immigrant communities in Manhattan and the Bronx with the bridge. He is also eager to partner with advocates in the community to make the greenway project vision a reality. Electeds like US. Rep. Ritchie Torres, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, and U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat were instrumental in creating the RAISE grant to expand the biking and walking greenway network across the five boroughs.
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