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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.) ...
Pedestrians face a particularly treacherous trek along the 59th Street bridge — because they’re forced to share a narrow, two-lane strip with bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters.
In 2010, the city decided to rename the bridge in honor of former mayor Ed Koch, officially naming it the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge. A poll taken soon afterward showed that over 70% of Queens’s ...
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.
The Queensboro Bridge is a quasi-monopoly. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Over at Slate, Matt Yglesias warns governments that profit-maximizing prices for infrastructure are inefficient. Consider the ...
Don’t go throwing out these Queensboro Bridge signs just yet. City Council Peter Vallone said today that he’s opposed to renaming the iconic East River crossing after the 105th mayor. “… ...
Congestion pricing tolls apply for some Queensboro Bridge drivers, MTA says 01:59. NEW YORK — The Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge has been toll-free since it first opened to traffic back in 1909, but ...
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.