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As one of our reader notes, the Queensboro Bridge is also the subject of the Simon and Garfunkel song “The 59th Street Bridge: Feelin’ Groovy.” 2. The New York City Marathon ...
A mob of Big Apple Democrats are demanding the removal of Ed Koch’s name from the Queensboro Bridge — after spending years singing his praises, a review of records and past statements show ...
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to rename the Queensboro Bridge in honor of former Mayor Ed Koch officially has its very first political opponent: Queens Council Member Peter Vallone Jr.
The Queensboro Bridge, however, was undergoing rehabilitation, and Mr. Adams, who has described himself as a cyclist, inherited the project. (Mr. de Blasio did not respond to a request for comment.) ...
[UPDATE BELOW] In December the Bloomberg administration announced plans to rename the Queensboro Bridge after former mayor Ed Koch. Koch was for it, Vallone wasn't, and today the City Council will ...
The Queensboro Bridge will be named after former Mayor Edward I. Koch, while the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel will take the name of former Gov. Hugh L. Carey.
If you’ve ever walked or biked over the Queensboro Bridge, which thousands of New Yorkers do every day, then you know it can be a pretty unpleasant, borderline dangerous experience.
It's a bridge that has gone by different names: Queensboro to some, 59th Street to others. Now the span connecting Manhattan and Queens gets another: the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge.