A notoriously dangerous Central Park thoroughfare for pedestrians and joggers has become even more treacherous — after a redesign that was supposed to make it safer, locals say.
The revamped 6-mile loop debuted in June with just a single two-way lane for pedestrians while creating two new one-way lanes for slow and fast-moving bikes — amid fewer walk signals, confusing new signage and still-ignored cyclist traffic lights, critics claim.
“Crossing any street in Central Park is like running the gauntlet, the lights don’t matter,” park-goer Lester Gottesman griped to The Post along West Drive at the southern end of the park.
“Occasionally, pedal bikes will stop, or horse and buggies will stop, [but] e-bikes, forget it,” the 73-year-old surgeon said…