Teens arrested in connection with boy who fell down NYC bridge shaft
Two teens were arrested in connection with the incident where a 16-year-old fell 50 feet into a shaft of the Queensboro Bridge in New York City.
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Two teens were arrested in connection with the incident where a 16-year-old fell 50 feet into a shaft of the Queensboro Bridge in New York City.
Two teens were arrested in connection with the incident where a 16-year-old fell 50 feet into a shaft of the Queensboro Bridge in New York City.
A teenager who fell 50 feet into a shaft of the Queensboro Bridge on Monday was trying to perform a TikTok challenge, police sources say.
A teenager who fell 50 feet into a shaft of New York City's Queensboro Bridge Monday was trying to perform a TikTok challenge, police sources say. CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas reports.
The teen is in critical condition after falling 50 feet down a shaft on the Queensboro Bridge, according to the FDNY and NYPD.
The departments said a man fell down a shaft on Monday night, but it's not clear what led to it. CBS News New York's Kristine Johnson reports.
The Queensboro Bridge will soon have more space for everyone. Starting Sunday, cyclists and pedestrians will no longer share a single cramped lane. CBS News New York's Elle McLogan tells us what the changes mean for all bridge users.
Some drivers on the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge are being charged because of congestion pricing, whether they know it or not.
The Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge has been toll-free since it first opened to traffic back in 1909, but some drivers are now being charged because of congestion pricing, whether they know it or not. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
The site under the Queensboro Bridge in Long Island City is set to close at the end of next month. CBS New York's Shosh Bedrosian reports.
Locals have been fighting for years for a safer way to cross without a car.
Connecting Manhattan to Queens at 59th Street, the Queensboro Bridge is less than a mile in length and serves some of the busiest arteries in New York, and CBS New York viewers have told us there isn't enough space on the bridge for all. Elle McLogan reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3Pqt7MO
The closures started 9 p.m. Friday.
There soon could be more room for bikes and less space for cars on two of New York City' s major bridges. That's one headline from Mayor Bill de Blasio's final State of the City address.
De Blasio's desire to, in his words, "drive a recovery" also means, as he put it, leaving the era of the automobile behind.
Bike lanes are coming to the Brooklyn and Queensboro bridges. That's going to mean a tighter squeeze for drivers.
The entire time, he was on a social media app as thousands of viewers watched and paid him money, encouraging the teen to continue his daring venture in the air.
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Residents who live on the Manhattan side of the Queensboro Bridge say the noise from blaring horns and traffic has become unbearable.
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For the fifth time in two years a car has crashed coming off of the Queensboro Bridge.
The closure comes after area several fatal accidents in the area of the off-ramp, most recently on Dec. 10, which claimed the life of an off-duty police officer.
The 10-year veteran and mother of two was driving home from her shift when her car struck a guard rail and then a cement barrier on the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge ramp just before 2 a.m. Tuesday morning.
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