Transportation

UPDATE Neighborhood Notes: Early Voting, Bronx Bus Redesign Goes Live, City Redistricting & More!

By SÍLE MOLONEY & EMILY SAWAKED
Local People Reported Missing in Recent Weeks   A 22-year-old woman was reported missing in the Norwood section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 29-year-old man was reported missing in the Wakefield section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 75-year-old man was reported missing from Van Cortlandt Village. Click here for more details. A 16-year-old girl was reported missing from Bedford Park. Click here for more details. A 68-year-old man was reported missing in the Wakefield section of The Bronx. Click here for more details. A 76-year-old woman was reported missing from Kingsbridge Heights. Click


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Bridge and Street Closures in The Bronx from June 17 to August 31

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following street and bridge closures in The Bronx from June 17 to Aug. 31.   Bruckner Boulevard between 3 Avenue and Lincoln Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through June 29 to facilitate crane operation.   East 139th Street between Alexander Avenue and Willis Avenue: This street will be closed Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through June 26 to facilitate crane operation.   East 146th Street between Brook Avenue and Willis


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Bridge and Street Closures in The Bronx from June 10 to August 31

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following street and bridge closures in The Bronx from June 10 to June 29.   Bruckner Boulevard between 3 Avenue and Lincoln Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through June 29 to facilitate crane operation.   Grand Concourse between Major Deegan Expressway Northbound Exit 3 and East 138th Street: This street will be closed Fridays form 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and/or from 10 p.m. to 5 p.m. through June 13, for knuckle boom.   Willow Avenue between East 133rd Street


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Bridge and Street Closures in The Bronx from June 3 to June 29

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following street and bridge closures in the Bronx from June 3 to June 29.   Bruckner Boulevard between 3 Avenue and Lincoln Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through June 29 to facilitate crane operation.   Grand Concourse between Major Deegan Expressway Northbound Exit 3 and East 138th Street: This street will be closed Fridays form 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and/or from 10 p.m. to 5 p.m. through June 13, for knuckle boom.   Willow Avenue between East 133rd Street


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Bridge and Street Closures in The Bronx from May 27 to June 29

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following street and bridge closures in the Bronx from May 27 to June 29.   Bruckner Boulevard between 3 Avenue and Lincoln Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through June 29 to facilitate crane operation.   Grand Concourse between Major Deegan Expressway Northbound Exit 3 and East 138th Street: This street will be closed Fridays form 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and/or from 10 p.m. to 5 p.m. through June 13, for knuckle boom.   Willow Avenue between East 133rd Street


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Bridge and Street Closures in The Bronx from May 20 to June 29

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following street and bridge closures in the Bronx from May 20 to June 29.   Bruckner Boulevard between 3 Avenue and Lincoln Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through June 29 to facilitate crane operation. Johnson Avenue between Kappock Street and Irwin Avenue: This street will be closed from 10 p.m. Saturdays to 5 a.m. Sundays through May 22, to facilitate crane operation. Grand Concourse between Major Deegan Expressway Northbound Exit 3 and East 138th Street: This street will be closed


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MTA Issues Ban on Empty Tandem Trailers & Trucks on MTA Bridges on May 16 from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The MTA has issued a ban on empty tractor-trailers and tandem trucks on all MTA Bridges from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., on Monday, May 16. The pedestrian walkways of the RFK and Henry Hudson bridges will remain open, weather permitting. List of MTA Bridges Bronx-Whitestone Bridge (The Bronx/Queens) Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge (Queens) Henry Hudson Bridge (Manhattan/The Bronx) Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge (Queens) Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (The Bronx/Queens) Throgs Neck Bridge (The Bronx) Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (Brooklyn/Staten Island)      

Bridge and Street Closures in The Bronx from May 13 to June 29 including for Bronx Week Parade

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following street and bridge closures in the Bronx from May 13 to June 29.   Bruckner Boulevard between 3 Avenue and Lincoln Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through June 29 to facilitate crane operation. Shakespeare Avenue between Featherbed Lane and Cross Bronx Expressway Service Road: This street will be closed Fridays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through May 17 to facilitate crane operation. Bullard


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Charlie Hewitt Brings The Hopeful Project, a Digital Billboard Campaign, to The Bronx

By JULIAN NAZAR
  Lisa Watkins, a retired Bronx schoolteacher, recalled seeing a story on the news about a Charlie Hewitt, a Maine-based artist, who had a huge “Hopeful” sign displayed on billboards in New Jersey. Considering the collective trauma of COVID-19 endured by so many Bronxites in such a relatively short space of time, she remembered thinking at the time that it would be a great word to have projected across the borough.   “We had the two years of the pandemic,” Watkins said. “Just when we thought we were coming out of the pandemic around Christmas time, we had the resurgence


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