By Joseph Morales
Staten Island is New York City’s least populous borough and is considered by many to have a suburban feel. Many people from the other boroughs and Staten Island alike even refer to the borough as a suburb in conversation. This suburban feel is due to the prevalence of detached single-family houses throughout most neighborhoods in the borough. In turn, these homes form communities that have a much lower density than communities in other boroughs.
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By Joseph Morales
WELCOME TO THE SERIES
This series is meant to take a look at some of the most pressing issues in the NYC area and analyze how they impact people from a transportation point of view. Oftentimes, current events include situations where certain groups lack access to resources, such as quality education or healthcare. In other instances, they include policies and circumstances that affect people’s way of life. Regardless of the issue, transportation plays a substantial role in its impact as it determines how people can get to places to access any of their needs or wants. Here, we will break down this role in different issues and conceptualize solutions for issues that heavily factor in transportation. Join me for the ride as we explore the role of transportation in many of the issues we care about as New Yorkers.
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By Joseph Morales
New York City has many bus routes that run beneath elevated subway lines in every borough except Staten Island. These bus routes often serve riders who do not use the trains due to disabilities, safety concerns or longer walks to train stations. They also sometimes serve places that the train doesn’t, often when the train diverges from the street the bus operates on.
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By Joseph Morales
Queens is New York City’s largest borough by land area and second largest by population. Like other parts of the city, many residents rely on public transportation to get around. According to data from the NYC Department of City Planning, 37% of Queens’ households do not have access to a vehicle. This does not reflect the thousands of teens who do not drive and also rely on mass transit to get to school and other activities.
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By Joseph Morales
The J and Z trains(Jamaica Line) is an important line in the NYC Subway System. They are among the primary routes connecting some of Brooklyn’s busiest neighborhoods such as Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bushwick and Williamsburg to each other and Manhattan. In addition, the line travels into Queens, also serving densely populated communities along Jamaica Ave. Also, the Jamaica Line serves the Broadway Junction/East New York and Downtown Jamaica Commuter Hubs, which provide riders a plethora of connections for travel across the NY Region. As a result of these factors, the Jamaica Line serves over 62,000 riders daily.
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By Joseph Morales
3rd Avenue is one of if not the busiest northbound streets on the East Side of Manhattan. Running from the East Village to East Harlem, the street is home to a plethora of businesses, residences and attractions. Major destinations on and around 3rd Ave include Union Square, the Chrysler Building and the Roosevelt Island Tram. 3rd Avenue is also located one block away from the Lexington Ave Subway(4,5,6).
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By Joseph Morales
Marble Hill is a busy residential and commercial neighborhood located on the northside of the Broadway Bridge in Manhattan. It is the only part of Manhattan that is not part of an island. The neighborhood has two main streets, W 225th St and Broadway that make up the community’s commercial fabric. W 225th St east of Broadway is home to several major retailers including Target and Marshalls. On the other hand, Broadway is a hub for small mom and pop businesses including pharmacies and delis. The neighborhood has a dense population and many residents live in the Marble Hill Houses NYCHA development. The community is also home to the John F. Kennedy High School Campus, which is home to seven schools including Bronx Law & Finance and Bronx Theatre that primarily serve students from throughout The Bronx. The neighborhood is well served by mass transit with access to the 1 train, Metro-North and a slew of bus lines including the Bx9 and Bx10.
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By Joseph Morales
People get around Staten Island using various modes of transportation. According to data from the NYC Department of City Planning, Staten Island is the city’s most car-dependent borough as 83% of households have access to a vehicle. Nonetheless, this still leaves 17% of households and many more youth that primarily get around via walking and mass transit. Many other Staten Islanders also bike to take advantage of the borough’s verdant landscape.
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By Joseph Morales
The Upper West Side is one of New York City’s most well known and vibrant neighborhoods. This section of Manhattan is home to major destinations such as the American Museum of Natural History, the Beacon Theatre, and a roughly half of Central Park. In addition, the neighborhood has a plethora of restaurants, cultural institutions and other places that cater to New Yorkers and tourists alike. The UWS is also among the most densely populated residential neighborhoods in NYC with a density of 76,600 people per square mile and a population of about 227,000. For reference, the UWS has a higher population than cities like Baton Rouge, Birmingham, and Providence.
By Joseph Morales
It’s mid-June, and we are just about a week and a half from public pools opening in New York City on June 27th. Pools tend to be a summer hotspot for New Yorkers, as 1.7 million people visited the city’s public pools in 2018. With it being the day after school ends for NYC students, opening day is set to be a major splash.
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