Jan
19
A new report gives the Major Deegan Expressway (above) low ratings and says the road needs repairs.
Hazardous roads, never-ending traffic jams and ill-maintained bridges are costing drivers in the Bronx and the rest of the city nearly $1,900 apiece and wasting 44 hours of their time each year, a new report shows.
Damages caused by shoddy roads alone cost the average motorist $638 in repairs, according to the report - “The Future Mobility in New York.”
Each driver lost an additional $1,250 in wasted gas, medical fees and lost productivity, said Will Wilkins, executive director of The Road Information Program, or TRIP, a Washingtonbased nonprofit that specializes in highway transportation issues.
“New York is falling behind in maintaining its roads and bridges,” said Wilkins. Read more..
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Oct
15
All city parking rules are in effect today and tomorrow.
Special alert for the northbound FDR Drive from Houston to 20th Sts.: All northbound lanes (yes, all) will be closed from 11:59 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Sunday as crews finish fixing up the roadway. The great news for drivers is all northbound lanes will reopen at 8 a.m. on Sunday (one northbound lane has been closed around the clock from 14th to 18th Sts. the past two months). Use First Ave. as the detour. The northbound entrances at South, Pearl and Montgomery Sts. as well as the Houston St. southbound entrance will also be closed.
The comeback kings continue their quest for their 27th World Series ring as the Yankees host Game 1 of the American League Championship Series versus the Angels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Game 2 is at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
More than 50,000 fans, including scalpers, fans without tickets and ticket holders, will converge on the Bronx at the start of the afternoon peak period. The Major Deegan and Cross Bronx expressways, the Harlem River Drive, the Grand Concourse, Jerome Ave. and the various Manhattan-Bronx crossings serving Yankee Stadium will all be jammed. Leave the car at home unless you’re at the Stadium by 5 p.m. Read more..
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