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Department of Transit

A collection of 6 issues

Independence From Hassle: Your Guide To July 4th In Brooklyn

Independence Day fireworks at Coney Island (Courtesy Flickr/Bob Jagendorf [https://www.flickr.com/photos/bobjagendorf/7908292098/in/photolist-d3Q4HL-crae1o] )Ready to fire up the grill, catch some fiery sun, and see some fireworks? The Fourth of July falls on a Monday this year, so gear up for a long weekend.

Best of Brooklyn: Gowanus Hot Dogs, 200 Pounds Of Pot, DOT Confusion, And More…

(Courtesy Flickr/cisc1970 [https://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/13616768744/in/photolist-mKguWU-akeH79-jEbPy1-bCRBKp-mKgtYk-r9BunP-o6BQJd-3sVAy-nRbN6n-aqYxxV-bpWCzo-9P7u4p-jsajuJ-dPGPgZ-7fYLdc-dPNqzU-6kYbtH-mKhTaQ-bpWDBd-jKJvbq-bCRB5K-nhqJC5-azgT4z-nC35BL-mKfuMM-bpWGG1-9RLQrj-mP1xSD-4CENdi-99sQQp-8a8jsL-bpWFyS-ftrJmw-jKFjcX-nRbhx5-dD1m5x-4PD6E-nhKcz8-nRNE61-o8EnFg-9DsC7L-9aZYKi-84L5Na-jKJCRq-ipTWR2-4hZfX-dD6K97-92Y5Rq-99sKex-hK4rju] .) After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on som

The Commute: State And City DOT Are A Bad Joke

Although Sunday meter regulations were eliminated 10 years ago, two signs on Brighton 12th Street still claim the rules are in effect. (Photo: Allan Rosen) THE COMMUTE [/tag/the-commute/]: Confusing signage near where the Belt Parkway separates from the Gowanus Expressway has been misleading commuters for months — sending baffled Belt-bound

Sandy Rings Up $154M In Overtime

New York City’s Independent Budget Office (IBO), which provides nonpartisan information about the city budget and tax revenues, reported that city agencies have rung up $154.1 million in overtime costs related to Superstorm Sandy [http://ibo.nyc.ny.us/cgi-park2/?p=266]. The large figure comes as no

B4's Sheepshead Route Withers This Weekend

Click here for the new Brooklyn bus map, in effect starting Sunday, June 27. [http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/RouteChanges/pdf/busbkln-710.pdf] Where will the restructured B4 operate starting this Sunday? No one seems to know. The B4 will no longer operate on Neptune Avenue, but instead will

B4 Cuts Revised, But Still Problematic

Allan Rosen is a 25-year veteran of the MTA, including a former Director of Bus Planning. He’s also a Sheepshead Bay-area resident and one of the original planners behind the B4 route. He previously criticized the MTA’s latest round of cuts [/former-transit-brass-criticizes-latest-cuts/], and here he questions the revisions