# NEW YORK | Aerial Gondola (Brooklyn to Manhattan) **URL:** \ **Category:** Parks & Infrastructure\ **Created:** [September 16, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-aerial-gondola-brooklyn-to-manhattan/994 "2014-09-16T17:51:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chris08876](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/chris08876/32/1617_2.png) [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-aerial-gondola-brooklyn-to-manhattan/994/1 "2014-09-16T17:51:12Z")
**[Proposal for aerial gondola linking Brooklyn to Manhattan](http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20140916/REAL_ESTATE/140919910/proposal-for-aerial-gondola-linking-brooklyn-to-manhattan)** [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CN/20140916/REAL\_ESTATE/140919910/AR/0/EastRiverSkyway.jpg?q=100&cci\_ts=20140915220118](http://www.crainsnewyork.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CN/20140916/REAL_ESTATE/140919910/AR/0/EastRiverSkyway.jpg?q=100&cci_ts=20140915220118) [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CN/20140916/REAL\_ESTATE/140919910/H2/0/Gondola.jpg?q=100&cci\_ts=20140915220118](http://www.crainsnewyork.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CN/20140916/REAL_ESTATE/140919910/H2/0/Gondola.jpg?q=100&cci_ts=20140915220118) [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CN/20140916/REAL\_ESTATE/140919910/V3/0/Gondola2.jpg?q=100&cci\_ts=20140915220118](http://www.crainsnewyork.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/storyimage/CN/20140916/REAL_ESTATE/140919910/V3/0/Gondola2.jpg?q=100&cci_ts=20140915220118) > The head of a New York City real estate data and listing site is set to propose Tuesday at the Massey Knakal Brooklyn Real Estate Summit an aerial gondola system that would run along the Brooklyn waterfront and into Manhattan. > “This would offer an incredible commute,” said Daniel Levy, head of CityRealty, of his East River Skyway proposal. “You would get the best view you could imagine and a comfortable environment while avoiding the mayhem of the L train in the morning.” > The proposed gondola system will be built in three phases. > The system would be built in phases: the first running from the Brooklyn Navy Yard to Williamsburg, and then from Williamsburg to the Lower East Side. Subsequent phases would branch out to eventually connect Dumbo to the South Street Seaport, and Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and Long Island City, Queens, to Roosevelt Island. There, the network would meet up with the existing gondola route between Roosevelt Island and Manhattan. > New waterfront developments are on track to bring thousands of additional units to Brooklyn and Queens, and the aerial gondola system would help alleviate congestion on the subway lines, according to Mr. Levy. He estimates each phase would cost between $75 million and $125 million to build. > In the presentation, Mr. Levy will point to cities around the world such as Santiago, Chile, and Rio de Janeiro that are using gondolas in various stages of construction to ease congestion for commuters. > The idea was first floated around about seven years ago by former Deputy Mayor Daniel Doctoroff, who eyed a gondola system connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn to Governors Island. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-aerial-gondola-brooklyn-to-manhattan/994/2 "2020-06-24T22:27:00Z")
A proposed pedestrian/bicycle bridge between Manhattan and Queens ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/1/1175f76cb764da026f24248a5d220f487d0e161d.jpeg) > **[A Bridge From Queens to Manhattan, but No Cars Allowed (Published 2020)](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/nyregion/nyc-bridge-bike-pedestrians.html?auth=login-email&login=email)** > > A group of transportation experts wants to build a new bridge in New York City to accommodate a surge in cycling. ---
**Author:** ![HerrDavid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f07891/32.png) [@HerrDavid](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/HerrDavid)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-aerial-gondola-brooklyn-to-manhattan/994/3 "2020-06-25T01:58:45Z")
A few more renderings. ![NYC_PED_Brookyln_View_2020-_01-063.2e16d0ba.fill-661x496](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/9/e9d2bad8058899e125c498564634a0f44c51594b.jpeg) ![NYC_PED_Ped_View_2020-_01-063x.2e16d0ba.fill-634x322](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/b/cb2aa6f44f0591c47f545656038efa9d23bec453.jpeg) ![NYC_PED_UN_View_Bridge_2020-_01-06.2e16d0ba.fill-634x322](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/4/d4afe3f56cd5d36b215b97505caddb3fcb8cd46a.jpeg) > **[Three ‘Ribbon’ Bike & Pedestrian Bridges For NYC Are More Than A...](https://gothamist.com/news/three-ribbon-bike-pedestrian-bridges-for-nyc-are-more-than-a-coronavirus-concocted-fantasy?fbclid=IwAR3w6gT3IjLx93R6nnT7Grxp6Ob2h3VxT8YNLqItzBlpGlTZWOBynREuH6s)** > > A wisp of a bridge, suspended by cables, 20-feet wide with a lane for cyclists, and one for people walking is a proposal from a group of traffic planners and engineers. ---
**Author:** ![mtoltethys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mtoltethys/32/30087_2.png) [@mtoltethys](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mtoltethys)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-aerial-gondola-brooklyn-to-manhattan/994/4 "2020-06-25T02:38:24Z")
Love it. Reminds of the proposed bridge from NJ to Queens from years back. I think that was only for transit/pedestrians/cyclists ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/f/ff6bd5eec65d2b63083221f5d8027140b3cdc05a.png) ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-aerial-gondola-brooklyn-to-manhattan/994/5 "2021-11-06T03:40:28Z")
I doubt this will ever be built, but I would so love it if it were. Both the Gondola and bridge. Maybe a connection to the highline? Citywide bicycle path integration? Lots of cool things with this. ---
**Author:** ![NYCityBoy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/nycityboy/32/25326_2.png) [@NYCityBoy](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NYCityBoy)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-aerial-gondola-brooklyn-to-manhattan/994/6 "2021-11-08T14:59:40Z")
The city should start with a pedestrian bridge between LIC and Greenpoint. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-aerial-gondola-brooklyn-to-manhattan/994/7 "2021-11-08T17:49:30Z")
That could be cool as well.