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An MTA express bus shoots around the corner at the intersection of Kappock Street and Johnson Avenue, the Spuyten Duyvil intersection where political activist Ruth Mullen was killed last September. Lawmakers have since pushed for the city’s transportation department to install a traffic light, and make other safety improvements there.
Cops: MTA bus driver missed stop sign in fatal crash
The driver whose bus struck and killed political activist Ruth Mullen in Spuyten Duyvil last September did not come to a full stop at a stop sign prior to the accident. more
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Danny Rogers and his wife stand a stone’s throw away from their Delafield Avenue home where they say idling local and express buses waiting to start their next route by the College of Mount Saint Vincent is making it hard for them to breathe. They’re even more afraid of what a prolonged exposure to diesel fumes will do to their toddler.
Idling buses exhaust health in North Riverdale nabe
All it takes is a key in the ignition. If the wrong city official saw that when inspecting a bus out in the field when it’s not in operation, that driver could be cited with breaking the law. more
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The deal with the MTA
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has a special deal for you: Pay for a dozen fares during the week using its touchless OMNY system, and get free rides until the end of the weekend. more
New Legacy Studios has taken over storefront space at 6048 Riverdale Ave. The new business aims to provide music artists with a one-stop shop venue for sound and video productions, as well as host album listening parties. But it’s some of the late-night weekend gatherings that have irked some of its neighbors, including parishioners at nearby St. Margaret of Cortona Church.
Neighbors not fond of 'Legacy' new biz creates
When people typically think of businesses on Riverdale Avenue, venues come to mind like restaurants, delis and the occasional medical office. But a music studio? Which doubles as an event space? more
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Years of community and political advocacy have prevailed after the city’s transportation department confirmed a traffic light for what many see as an ill-fated intersection at the Kappock Street and Johnson Avenue intersection where Ruth Mullen was killed this past September.
Traffic light finally comes to dangerous intersection
A hard-fought battle has finally produced results. An intersection that claimed the life of a prominent resident last year will now get a traffic light. At least that’s the word from the city’s transportation department, paving the way for such a signal at Kappock Street and Johnson Avenue. more
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Councilmen Ydanis Rodriguez and Fernando Cabrera are joining a majority of their colleagues leaving City Hall at the end of the month thanks to term limits. Rodriguez, who represents Marble Hill and upper Manhattan, says his years on the council were always guided by the values of ‘dignity, honesty and transparency.’
Era ends as majority departs
In a little over a week’s time, the book will close on 2021 with sights set on a new year. And like any other annual turnover, many will think about the New Year’s resolutions they’ll likely break, and plans for 2022. But for city council, the end of this year means the end of an era. more
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For the past four years, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has promised to simplify its local and express bus systems. While the Bx7 is not expected to see any major changes, commuters expressed the need for improved bus frequency — and less crowding.
MTA's plans to cut express service is on hold — for now
It’s clear where many stand on the proposed cuts to express bus service proposed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority here in the Bronx. Those changes are delayed — for now. more
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From the Bronx to Albany, Nivardo Lopez takes the helm as the state’s new deputy secretary of transportation under Gov. Kathy Hochul. Past boss and former Bronx councilman James Vacca credits Lopez as someone who knows how to bring stakeholders to the table.
Lopez transports civic work from Bronx to Albany
New York has a new transportation deputy secretary. And not only is he from the Bronx — he’s got roots in the northwest Bronx. more
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The city’s transportation department recently added left-turn ‘calming measures’ resembling mini-speed bumps and repainted the crosswalks at the intersection of Kappock Street and Johnson Avenue. These changes came after a wave of outcry after an express bus driver struck and killed prominent neighborhood resident Ruth Mullen while she traversed the crosswalk.
DOT moves quickly to fix fatal intersection
It seems rare city agencies quickly respond to community demands. But so far, changes like what’s happening where Kappock Street and Johnson Avenue intersect in Spuyten Duyvil are the rare exception to that rule. more
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Tolls on the Henry Hudson Bridge could be a product of the past for Bronx-based drivers in the near future if the state fully implements congestion pricing in Midtown and Lower Manhattan. The plans is to reduce the amount of traffic in and around the city's financial district while funneling money back to the MTA.
Congestion pricing earns praise, Bronx cheers
It’s a long, slow slog when it comes to implementing congestion pricing. But while all of it is expected to take place in the heart of Manhattan’s financial district, the implications are expected to be felt citywide as state officials look to cure some of the traffic congestion in the densest parts of New York City. more
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