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4th Avenue

A collection of 35 issues

Truck Mishap Floods Warren Street With Gasoline

BOERUM HILL – A thousand gallons of gasoline flooded Warren Street off Fourth Avenue in Boerum Hill Saturday afternoon, after a gasoline truck glanced off a concrete jersey barrier next to a construction site, rupturing a valve on the truck, fire officials said. Firefighters and officials check the foam coating on

With Accessible Subway Station Comes 3 Weeks Of Last Minute Road Closures

Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City TransitSUNSET PARK – The 59th Street Subway Station is finally going to have an elevator, but that will come with street closures for three weeks. “Starting tonight at 10:00 p.m. Fourth Avenue from 58th to 60th Streets will be closed to

Work Begins On 4th Avenue Bike Lane In Park Slope

PARK SLOPE – The NYC Department of Transportation [https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/4th-ave-great-sts-dec2017.pdf] (DOT) announced last week that work has begun on the Park Slope portion of the 4th Avenue protected bike lane. DOT crews kicked off work last week between 1st Street and 15th Street

12-Story Mixed-Use Building Planned For 4th Avenue At Degraw Street

PARK SLOPE – A 125-foot-tall, twelve-story mixed-used development has been proposed to replace the long vacant lot on the corner of 4th Avenue and Degraw Street. Construction site at 639 Degraw Street (at corner of 4th Avenue), Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019 (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)ODA Architecture [http://www.oda-architecture.com]

Man Indicted For September Fatal Shooting On 4th Avenue

BOERUM HILL – Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced today that a 45-year-old man has been indicted for murder in connection to the fatal shooting of a Staten Island man in front of a Dunkin’ Donuts on 4th Avenue [/nypd-releases-video-suspect-4th-avenue-killing/] in September. Brooklyn Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street (Photo by

4th Avenue Protected Bike Lane Project Will Start Spring 2018

A diagram of how the lanes will be divided on 4th Avenue under the DOT’s new protected bike lane project (NYC DOT)NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) will start implementing its plan to bring eight miles of protected bike lanes to 4th Avenue in the Spring of 2018, according

NYPD Releases Second Video Of Suspect In Killing On Corner Of 4th And Atlantic Avenues

BOERUM HILL – The NYPD has released a second surveillance video of the man they are searching for in connection to the stabbing and shooting death [/nypd-releases-video-suspect-4th-avenue-killing/] of a Staten Island resident on the corner of 4th and Atlantic Avenues last month. Police released the latest surveillance video footage (above) last

NYPD Releases Video Of Suspect In 4th Avenue Killing

BOERUM HILL – The NYPD has released surveillance video of the man they believe stabbed and shot [/man-fatally-stabbed-and-shot-on-corner-of-4th-atlantic/] a Staten Island man to death on the corner of 4th Avenue and Atlantic Avenue Wednesday evening. At approximately 8:20pm on September 20, police found 47-year-old Steven Vargas unconscious in front of

Man Fatally Stabbed And Shot On Corner Of 4th & Atlantic

Corner of 4th and Atlantic Avenues, Thursday, September 21, 9:00am (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)BOERUM HILL – A Staten Island man was killed in front of the Dunkin’ Donuts on the southwest corner of 4th and Atlantic Avenues Wednesday evening. Police responded to the scene at approximately 8:20pm

DOT To Begin Pedestrian Safety Improvements For Atlantic/Flatbush Intersection This Fall

Via NYC DOT [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/atlantic-ave-flatbush-ave-study-2016.pdf] FORT GREENE – The intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues is a major hub consisting of two highly trafficked two-way roads. Vehicular, foot, and bicycle traffic will only increase with all the new commercial and residential developments rising