News Newly Modernized LIRR Nostrand Avenue Station Opened Today New canopies and new yellow tactile warning strips at Nostrand Avenue Station. Rachel Baron/Bklyner.BED-STUY — MTA Long Island Railroad (LIRR) President Phillip Eng invited local officials and members of the community to a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly modernized Nostrand Avenue LIRR Station, which opened this morning. The two-track
Bay Ridge Comptroller Reports on Transit Shortfalls For Disabled Riders as MTA Works to Increase Accessibility A map from the Comptroller’s report shows the lack of accessibility across Brooklyn (Via Comptroller Scott M Stringer)Issues revolving around accessibility have come to the forefront in Brooklyn, especially with citywide focus surrounding the MTA—and the extremely costly plans to upgrade the system, which is a challenge
News City’s Court Ordered Accessible Shelters Will Be Ready—A Year Late A Committee on Recovery and Resiliency Oversight Hearing earlier this year (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Only 34 of the 60 accessible emergency shelters promised by NYC Emergency Management are complete—and they were originally ordered to be finished last month. After Hurricane Sandy, a New York court found that the city
Downtown Brooklyn DUMBO’s Cobblestone Streets May Be History DUMBO – The historic cobblestones that give DUMBO some of its picturesque charm may have to be changed in order to comply with federal regulations. While preservationists seek to keep the streets’ historic charm, Crain’s reports [http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20170828/REAL_ESTATE/170829898] that changes may be inevitable.
2171 86th st Wheelchair-Bound Mom To Be Paid $10K After Fabco Employee Barred Her From 86th Street Store Fabco Shoes located at 2171 86th Street (Source: Google Maps)An employee at Fabco Shoes in Bensonhurst tried to forcibly remove a disabled mother who was trying to shop for herself and her two daughters, according to a recently settled civil rights lawsuit. The discount shoe franchise agreed to pay
