by Emma Davey Update Jan 6, 2026: This story has been updated with an additional quote from Emily Gallagher.
The city will finish the redesign of McGuinness Boulevard, new mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Saturday.
The mayor visited Greenpoint this weekend to deliver the news. Joining him included dozens of street safety activists, community members, and elected officials, as well as the new DOT commissioner, Mike Flynn.
“For too long, critical street safety projects have been delayed…
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What a dumb idea leave it the way it was originally ,people need to learn to cross at the corners and if your drunk make sure you friggen wait for the damm light
McGuinness Blvd is now more dangerous than before. People are getting hit by bikes when stepping off the curb. The one lane is horrible and the parked cars have to get out into traffic. Horrible, Horrible Design
Whoop de f***ing doo!
lol.
Horrible
Mamdani has already done more for me as mayor than the past 3 administrations. Amazing when govt actually does what people want.
Very excited about this.
This is comical to me. Where’s the data showing how many cyclists now hit pedestrians going up/down the st the wrong way? Still riding on the sidewalk? Going against traffic lights? I can legit set up my camera and show NO cyclists for the MAJORITY of time on McGuinness. How did so many ppl survive McGuinness before the “road diet”? It is ableism and elitism at its finest and it’s a shame he’s taking up for this first. I thought he had an actual sack ready to enact real change. Instead his focus is on…bicycles. Another waste of votes