Williamsburg Bridge

Local Organizations Show Support For Ward’s Record Of Accomplishments

May 27, 2011
Michael Murphy 646-873-6008

Responding to rumors that Chris Ward may be removed from his position as Executive Director of the Port Authority, local advocates voiced their approval of Mr.


Pathway to broken 'hip'

Subtitle: 
No. 1 bike-crash zone
Author: 
Ginger Adams Otis
Media Outlet: 
New York Post
Date: 
May 23, 2010
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It's the hipster highway of horrors.

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YIKES! This spot by the Williamsburg Bridge, filled with hipster bikers, is the East Side's most perilous. Helayne Seidman
Submitted by volunteer on June 24, 2010 - 11:43. categories [ ]

New Lower East Side Bikes Lanes Aim to Divert Cyclists From Busy Delancey Street

Subtitle: 
The city recently installed a new set of bike lanes on the Lower East Side to divert riders away from Delancey Street.
Author: 
Patrick Hedlund
Author Title: 
DNAinfo News Editor
Media Outlet: 
DNAinfo
Date: 
May 12, 2010
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LOWER EAST SIDE -- A new set of bike lanes recently painted on the Lower East Side are aimed at diverting cyclists from a potentially dangerous stretch leading to and from the Williamsburg Bridge.

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Upon exiting the Williamsburg Bridge, riders will access the lanes (shown above, colored blue) by turning north on to the Suffolk Street lane and connecting with the east-west lanes at either Rivington or Stanton streets. (New York City Department of Transportation)
Submitted by volunteer on June 14, 2010 - 13:22. categories [ ]

It’s A Wheely Bad Time on the Williamsburg Bridge

Author: 
Aaron Short
Media Outlet: 
Brooklyn Paper
Date: 
April 15, 2010

Pedestrians and bicyclists were at each other's throats this week on the remaining Williamsburg Bridge bike path now that the city has closed the southern lane for repairs that will drag on through

Tuesday: South Side of Willy-B Path Closed for Repair; TA to Survey Cyclists

Author: 
Brad Aaron and Ben Fried
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
April 5, 2010

Starting Tuesday, the south bike-ped path of the Williamsburg Bridge will be closed for resurfacing and other improvements.

Submitted by volunteer on April 14, 2010 - 16:48. categories [ ]

City Hopes to Make the Willy B Safer for Bikers

Author: 
Aaron Short
Media Outlet: 
Brooklyn Paper
Date: 
March 17, 2010

Biking over the Williamsburg Bridge should soon be a lot easier, thanks to a makeover of the ramps on the most heavily cycled bridge in the city.

Submitted by volunteer on March 24, 2010 - 16:39. categories [ ]

City Hopes to Make the Willy B Safer for Bikers

Author: 
Aaron Short
Media Outlet: 
Brooklyn Paper
Date: 
March 17, 2010

Biking over the Williamsburg Bridge should soon be a lot easier, thanks to a makeover of the ramps on the most heavily cycled bridge in the city.

New Bike Lanes on the Lower East Side Will Steer Cyclists Away from Deadly Delancey Street

Author: 
Suzanne Ma
Media Outlet: 
DNAinfo
Date: 
March 15, 2010

LOWER EAST SIDE -- New bike lanes leading to and from the Williamsburg Bridge will provide cyclists with a safer commute, keeping them away from accident-prone Delancey Street, a Department of Transp

DOT Briefs CB3 Tonight on Bowery Improvements, New Bike Lanes

Media Outlet: 
The Lo-Down
Date: 
March 10, 2010

It's going to be a busy night for members of Community Board 3's transportation committee.