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Brooklyn Greenway Initiative is working to build the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway and expand greenways in NYC

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We’re excited to help spread the word about the NY

We’re excited to help spread the word about the NYC Greenways Scorecard, a first-of-its-kind tool developed by @nycgreenways of which the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative is a lead convener.⁠ ⁠ “Walking, running, and cycling are the most affordable, healthiest, and most enjoyable ways to get around New York City and should be prioritized. We want to state explicitly and publicly what we think are a priorities, and what we think is doable within these timeframes. We are encouraged that the new Department of Transportation administration has committed to delivering world-class greenways, and we look forward to seeing progress soon across all agencies.” — Hunter Armstrong, executive director of Brooklyn Greenway Initiative and NYC Greenways Coalition Steering Committee member⁠ ⁠ The scorecard presents citywide and borough-specific priorities for the Mamdani administration and its agencies — DOT, Parks, and EDC specifically. In Brooklyn, key projects we’ve put forward for the First 100 Days include:⁠ ⁠ ▪️ Open new waterfront greenway section from Hamilton Ave to 29th Street ⁠ ▪️ Start plan to fill in Coney Island gap between Cropsey Ave and Emmons Ave⁠ ▪️ Start plan to improve/extend Historic Brooklyn Greenway, a 12-mile connection for greenways running along Eastern Parkway to Highland Park through Broadway Junction⁠ ▪️ Repave Ocean Parkway bike and pedestrian corridors⁠ ▪️ Push MTA for greenway in Interborough Express (IBX) corridor⁠ ⁠ Read more about the scorecard via link in bio. #greenways #brooklyn #nyc #mamdani

WHAT IS A GREENWAY? BGI and our NYC colleagues wit

WHAT IS A GREENWAY? BGI and our NYC colleagues with @nycgreenways define it as a linear public space that spans communities and links neighborhoods, parks, job centers, and other destinations. A greenway provides abundant space for people walking, biking, running, rolling, or not moving at all. People of all abilities and ages should feel welcomed on New York’s greenways and be safely protected from automobiles by permanent, physical separation. A greenway connects people to their environment using ecological elements such as trees and/or restored waterfront access. #greenway #urbanspace #nyc

Good things take time. In 2020, improvements to th

Good things take time. In 2020, improvements to the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway section along Kent Avenue were just beginning! Lace up your shoes or check the air in your tires and head over there today, see how the greenery is filling in as users safely traverse without fear of encroachment by motor vehicles. #brooklyn #greenway

Welcome aboard, Michael Flynn, the newly-appointed

Welcome aboard, Michael Flynn, the newly-appointed commissioner of the NYC Department of Transportation, or DOT 🚲️ 🚌 👟 Collaboration and partnership is at the heart of everything we do to advocate for a well-designed and well-maintained greenway network here in Brooklyn (and with our citywide colleagues as a lead convener for @nycgreenways). In the past, we’ve known Commissioner Flynn to be a well-informed transportation planner and a thoughtful voice in the ongoing conversation about how we move through our city and its boroughs. Here’s to working together to continue to make New York City’s greenway system to support New Yorkers’ needs and an opportunity for ongoing expansion and improvement.⁠ ⁠ 📽️ Newly-appointed DOT commissioner Michael Flynn at the announcement for “Redesign on McGuinness Boulevard.” #greenway #transportation #brooklyn

Look at this particular bend in the Brooklyn Water

Look at this particular bend in the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, and what do you see? Safe paving for those rolling in either direction. Clear markings for pedestrians and those on wheels to navigate one another. Lush landscaping to support a dynamic urban ecosystem. Strategic curbing to protect greenway users from motor vehicles. More of this, please and thank you! #greenway #nyc #brooklyn

New Year, new city-wide leadership, new opportunit

New Year, new city-wide leadership, new opportunities for collaboration *but* one thing that remains unchanged is our greenway goal: to create and maintain a well-designed, well-maintained greenway system that connects neighborhoods across the city, and to expand greenway reach into underserved communities. As @nycmayor settles in, we’re reminded of a quiet day in Summer 2025 when then-candidate @zohrankmamdani arrived by bike and made an impromptu visit to the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway and the @navalcemeterylandscape. An outspoken advocate for safe and affordable access to transit and greenspace, we’re looking forward to engaging with the new administration as the visioning work that crystallized in the “Greater Greenways” plan (released in 2025) guides us in 2026. How will we know if goals are being met? How will we track progress and hold decision-makers accountable? Stay tuned, more on that coming very soon ...⁠ ⁠ Congratulations, @nycmayor, and here’s to our common goal: a safe, green-with-life system for New Yorkers of all ages, abilities, incomes, and backgrounds to walk, roll, rest, and enjoy. 📸 Zohran Mamdani with former BGI staffer Sam Brown Beatty at the Naval Cemetery Landscape. #greenway #brooklyn #mamdani

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