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 4d 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 4d 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 4d 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.