Bridge, Street Closures & General Transportation Updates for The Bronx from Aug. 12 to 2023

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the NYPD have advised of the following street and bridge closures in The Bronx and Manhattan from Aug. 12 to Aug. 31. 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 Aug. 14 to facilitate crane operation. East 149th Street (Service Road) between Exterior Street and Dead End: This street will be fully closed 24/7 through Aug. 16 for access and use. East 160th Street between Forest Avenue and

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For the first time in the history of the City Council, on Thursday, Aug. 11, the legislative body passed a package of legislation addressing significant disparities in maternal health, mortality, and morbidity. City Council representatives said that while about 30 birthing people in New York City die each year of a pregnancy-related cause, statistics indicate that approximately 3,000 women “almost die,” or experience morbidity, during childbirth, with the majority of cases being people of color. In New York City, Black women are eight times more likely than white women to die from a pregnancy-related cause, and nearly three times

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MTA chief safety and security officer, Patrick Warren, issued a statement further to news that a person was found to have been carrying a gun in the Woodlawn Road Subway Station, serving the 4 line. “The NYPD’s presence at subway stations continues to pay off as alert officers spotted a woman evading the fare, and when stopping her, discovered a loaded gun and an outstanding warrant,” Warren said. “In addition to taking a weapon out of the transit system, it drives home that those who want to prey on people in the transit system should expect to be caught

POLICE ARE LOOKING for this man who they say is wanted in connection with an assault in a Yankees Stadium subway station on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance locating the man seen in the attached video and photos who is sought in connection with a reported daylight stabbing that occurred in the Yankees Stadium subway station. Police said, “On Sunday, Aug. 7, at approximately 13.30 hours, inside of the 161 St-Yankee Stadium subway station, a 33-year-old male was on the escalator when an unidentified male

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August 23 Primary Election As reported, the NY Supreme Court postponed the congressional and State senate primary elections to Aug. 23, amid the latest court decisions around congressional and State redistricting which followed the 2020 census. A court-appointed special master approved new congressional and State senate districts in New York State on May 20. These replaced the maps previously approved by the State legislature in February 2022. The CUNY Graduate Center has made available online comparative maps at the following link https://newyork.redistrictingandyou.org/ to enable voters to determine their current congressional and State legislative districts and to see how the latest redistricting

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) recently announced a public-private partnership to provide cell coverage throughout all 418 track miles of subway tunnels, along with an expansion of Wi-Fi service to all 191 above-ground subway and 21 Staten Island Railway stations. Transit customers can currently use cellular and Wi-Fi service at all 281 underground subway stations through Transit Wireless, a BAI communications company. A proposed expansion would transform the subway system into a fully digitally connected transit network that gives riders the ability to use their mobile devices throughout the entire subway system. “Bringing cell connectivity to the tunnels

A female bus driver is in critical condition following a single vehicle bus collision after a Bx12 bus hit an elevated subway structure in the West Farms section of The Bronx. According to the NYC Department of Transportation’s (DOT) collision investigation squad, on Thursday, Aug. 4, at approximately 8.23 a.m., police responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision involving an MTA Bus at the intersection of Boston Road and Bryant Avenue. Upon arrival, officers from the 48th Precinct observed a 44-year-old woman, unconscious and unresponsive with head trauma. EMS responded and transported the woman to

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the NYPD have advised of the following street and bridge closures in The Bronx and Manhattan from Aug. 5 to Aug. 31. 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 Aug. 14 to facilitate crane operation. East 160th Street between Forest Avenue and Tinton Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (school in session), Fridays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (school

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A rider of an e-bike remains in critical condition at Jacobi Medical Center following a serious collision in Throggs Neck on Saturday. The news comes just one week after the 7th Annual Bronx “Ghostbike” Memorial Ride was held, a bike tour spearheaded by Transportation Alternatives in memory of cyclists killed on the borough’s streets, and just two days before new speeding violation rules, announced in May, went into effect. Effective Aug. 1, tickets will be issued to drivers caught traveling 10 mph above the speed limit, now captured on speed cameras that are operating 24/7, following sustained calls

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