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COMMUNITY OP-ED OCTOBER 27, 2023 | The Indian Eye 12

Investing in clean, green public space

for all New Yorkers across the city

We will be adding over 60 miles of bikeways and walkways that will connect every corner of our city

with new transportation options and transform the ways New Yorkers live, work, and get around

ERIC ADAMS

o much of New York City’s his-
tory was about changing the
Snatural environment – cutting
it down, clearing it out, paving it
over.
But going forward, we know
that the future is about working with
nature, building a greener, cleaner,
safer city for all. From parks and
playgrounds to streets, sidewalks, For far too long, New Yorkers in the outer boroughs have not had the same level of access to bike lanes and greenways that people in Manhattan
bike lanes and even beaches, our have, and our Administration is determined to change that (File photo)
Administration is committed to in-
vesting in the quality and cleanliness
of our public spaces all across the city with new transportation options lanes on Third and Tenth Avenues in containerization program that will
five boroughs. and transform the ways New York- Manhattan, new protected bike in- get trash bags off the streets and into
This past week, we announced ers live, work, and get around. frastructure in the Bronx on Sound- specially designed wheelie bins. No
two major initiatives that will trans- These greenways will ultimately view and Lafayette Avenues; the more piles of black bags that impede
form what it feels like be outside in cover 16 miles of Queens waterfront, longest-ever protected bike lanes in sidewalks and attract rats – we are
New York City: A historic expansion connect Coney Island to Highland East New York, and the expansion taking our trash directly into the fu-
of our greenway network, and an Park and Randall’s Island Park to of our protected bike lane network ture. This program is modeled after
ambitious citywide trash container- SUNY Maritime, as well as linking in Long Island City. systems that have been successfully
ization effort that will revolutionize the Goethals Bridge to the Verraz- Cycling ridership in New York implemented in so many global cit-
the way we keep our streets clean. zano on Staten Island. It will also City has reached an all-time high, ies – and will now improve life in our
For far too long, New Yorkers connect the Spring Creek Park to with 2 million annual trips taken city, too.
in the outer boroughs have not had Brookville Park in Southern Queens by bike this year. We want to make More bikes, more paths, more
the same level of access to bike lanes and JFK Airport. sure people who want to ride can get parks – and less trash and garbage.
and greenways that people in Man- This expansion of our existing around this city safely and smoothly. That is what we want for our city –
hattan have, and our Administration greenway network will begin with We also want to make sure that and what our administration is
is determined to change that. a collaborative, community-driven our city streets are as clean as pos- working hard to deliver. Working
That is why we have announced process – so that every New York- sible – and that means changing the together, we can clear the way to a
a historic expansion of New York er can have a say in the future of way to put out and pick up our trash. more equitable, beautiful, and con-
City’s greenway corridors in our out- our city. And it will build on the Earlier this year, we mandated nected city.
er boroughs. We will be adding over improvements we are already mak- later set out times for residential
60 miles of bikeways and walkways ing in cycling infrastructure all over trash pickup, and beginning in 2024, Eric Adams is
that will connect every corner of our our city, including double-wide bike we will be implementing a citywide the Mayor of New York City, NY

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