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Mamdani Restores Full McGuinness Boulevard Redesign

The decision revives a safety plan scaled back after alleged interference tied to Broadway Stages owners.

Overview

  • Each direction will be reconfigured to one travel lane, one parking-protected bike lane, and one parking and loading lane.
  • DOT says work will begin once conditions are dry and temperatures exceed 40 degrees.
  • Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn said the upgrades will protect cyclists and pedestrians and calm traffic along the corridor from the Pulaski Bridge to the BQE.
  • Former Mayor Eric Adams had approved a reduced, two-section version following pushback from some residents and businesses.
  • Manhattan prosecutors have charged ex-Adams aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin and Broadway Stages owners Tony and Gina Argento in a case linked to the project; all have pleaded not guilty and the case remains active.