Transportation
Next Up For Brooklyn, an Urban Gondola
The East River Skyway aims to alleviate transit congestion along the Brooklyn waterfront by taking commuters off the grid.
Certain neighborhoods in Brooklyn have earned a reputation for their whimsicality. This proposal won't help counter that stereotype one bit. But it might make it a little easier to get around New York's fastest-growing waterfront areas.
The East River Skyway is a proposal for a multi-phase urban gondola to connect the growing residential and commercial corridors between Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. The proposal calls for an aerial transit system to be built out in stages, with the first line connecting the Lower East Side and Williamsburg. Subsequent lines might include a connection between Lower Manhattan, Dumbo, and Brooklyn Navy Yard, as well as a line threading between Midtown, Roosevelt Island, Long Island City, and Williamsburg.