By Gus Saltonstall
In September, the popular 1.25-mile Cherry Walk stretch of the Hudson River Greenway between West 100th and 125th streets closed for reconstruction work.
At the time, notices posted by the New York City Parks Department said the portion of path adjacent to the Hudson River would reopen in spring of 2025.
However, the stretch is still closed as of April 15.
In recent weeks, West Side Rag received multiple emails asking when the pedestrian and bike pathway would reopen. Along with the detour that people still need to take to avoid the construction work, the specific stretch, as indicated by its name, is home to multiple cherry trees that are now in the short window of blooming.
The Rag reached out to the Parks Department to get more information on when the Cherry Walk stretch was slated to reopen.
“Cherry Walk is expected to reopen in mid-April once repaving and pavement markings are complete,” a Parks Department spokesperson initially said.
When asked for more details or a more specific timeline, the spokesperson on Monday added, “Park staff have one final inspection late next week before opening.”
This would put the opening of the Cherry Walk stretch sometime during the last week of April, if the inspection goes successfully.
We will update this story, when the stretch does open.
