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Allen Street's Bike Lanes & Greenway Will Be Blocked Until July
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Christopher Robbins
Published May 2, 2012
Modified May 2, 2012
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If you've had to bike down Allen Street south of Delancey recently you might have noticed that the bike lanes stretching down to East Broadway are blocked off by construction at various points, forcing you to jockey with traffic into the pothole-marked street. Though initially projected to finish in March, a Parks Department rep tells us that the Pike-Allen Street Pedestrian Mall project won't be done until July.
But what a beautiful space it will be (see below)! In addition to more foliage, seating, drinking fountains and a schmancy walkway, the greenway will have more bike racks as well. Just don't chain your corpse to them. In the meantime, for northbound travelers we suggest turning right on East Broadway and continuing on Essex, or Eldridge Street is a smelly, if tasty detour. Southbound, try Suffolk Street or Chrystie Street.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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