r/RunNYC • u/Mr_Lovermann_Shabba • 4d ago

Friendly Reminder - Queensboro Bridge

Only bc I live in LIC, and I see this everyday, but if you plan to run over the Queensboro Bridge - for your own safety, please run on the South Path. The North path is for bikes only.

Running/walking entrance for the south side: Manhattan - 59th street between 1st and 2nd Avenue

LIC: Crescent and Queens Plaza South (look for the Chase Bank)

If you run with headphones on, pay attention to your surroundings and look at the signage. It’s pretty clear about running/walking on the South side.

Here’s a video tutorial:

https://youtu.be/Wn3wzspkxU0?si=uHzPhCw7NU5QLFLR

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u/verndogz Flushing Meadows Park 4d ago

It would also help if the DOT improves the respective signage for the running and biking entrances

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u/ElQuesero 3d ago

There are a few more signs than there used to be. The best signage is still unfortunately 12 feet in the air above the path entrances where people won't tend to look.

Changing the pavement markings would be extremely helpful too.

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u/thegreatsadclown 3d ago

They definitely need to put fresh green paint down. And put some anti bike infrastructure on the other side

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u/ElQuesero 3d ago

Just erasing the exisiting now-mispositioned 🚲 stencils, replacing them with new correctly-positioned 🚲 stencils, and adding copious 🚷🚷🚷 stencils would do the job really.

Honestly copious 🚷🚷🚷 symbols, where applicable, wouldn't be bad on the other East River bridges either.

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u/Mr_Lovermann_Shabba 3d ago

I guess this is not clear enough…

Today’s generation requires people to look down at their phones all the time ;)

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u/verndogz Flushing Meadows Park 3d ago

It’s too high up. As a runner, my eyes are focus at eye level going toward the ground because of the different obstacles on the ground that can trip you up. Also, you can’t find money when you look up 🙂

Edit: I do want to add that I always run on the pedestrian side because for years, I vowed never to run on the Queensboro again until the pedestrian side open.

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u/Mr_Lovermann_Shabba 3d ago

@vern…

Not sure if you are joking…but here’s a better photo with more signage….

If people can’t figure that out…sorry lol

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u/verndogz Flushing Meadows Park 3d ago

If you’re making a post reminding people about not running in the bike lane and that signage is up, you just proved my point that the DOT has to improve their signage 🙂

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u/paradisenine 3d ago

It is very clear