NYC renovations for dangerous, ‘mercilessly crammed’ street delayed until 2027

Manhatten's Canal Street is in dire need of renovations: the road is known for “mercilessly crammed sidewalks” and saw 190 injuries and two fatalities from car crashes between 2020 and 2024, Willow Higgins writes for Gothamist. The city had planned to begin renovations in the fall, but recently told a local community board that everything but painted curb extensions would be pushed to 2027.

Gothamist reports:

“Anything involving concrete work is going to be pushed to the next year,” said Lauren Rennée, a deputy commissioner for the Department of Transportation.

“We would have loved to do more,” she added.

Improvements planned for the west side of the street “include adding new crosswalks, two-lane bike lanes, pedestrian areas lined with planters and concrete blocks, and painted curb extensions, “ Gothamist reports. The eastern side of the street has been anticipating wider sidewalks for decades; the city’s improvements there will focus on walkability.