Taking a stroll on some of Van Cortlandt Park’s many trails in the middle of the day is a respite from the stress of the day for many living in and around Riverdale. It allows them to relax and be at peace. And it’s even great exercise.
The MTA has made it clear it is still not on board with giving its approval to access to water pipes on its property so that the Tibbetts Brook daylighting and Putnam Greenway extension project can advance.
Members of the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality and the Harlem River Working Group are learning about the politics of what it will take to get the Tibbetts Brook daylighting/Putnam greenway extension completed.
When the New York Central Railroad began to build its railway through the northwest Bronx in the 1870s, it did so by receiving an easement to use the property to carry its trains.
It has been 25 years in the making, and now the $133 million Tibbetts Brook daylighting/Putnam greenway extension project is about a little more than 16 months away from breaking ground.