Tag: Willis Avenue Bridge
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Zero Vehicle Households
Zero-vehicle households are concentrated in Manhattan and southern parts of the Bronx. Outer borough households generally have more vehicles, a function of land use and density, non-vehicle transportation options, and income. The number of household vehicle registrations increased by 8.7% between 2010 and 2020, resulting in a very slight increase in the ratio of vehicle…
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Randall’s and Wards’ Islands
This photo of Randall’s and Wards’ Islands during the depression (just after the Triborough Bridge was completed by Robert Moses) is fascinating in the ways in which you can see how dramatically the bridge, the island/s, and Harlem have changed in the last 80 years or so. Note how recently constructed Astoria park (between the…
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Mike, The Knife Sharpener
Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving! Mike the knife sharpener is on his way to East 129th St between Madison & 5th, and should be here around 9:15-9:30. Jennifer will send out notice when he’s here, but wanted to give notice that he’s on his way! Midnight Cowboy The 1969 film Midnight Cowboy was celebrated for it’s…
