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Aug
25
Why Can’t We Get Bike Lanes Right?

Why Can’t We Get Bike Lanes Right?

Shore Boulevard, site of a proposed bike lane. Photo by George BurshteynBike lanes are a hot-button issue in southern Brooklyn
4 min read
Aug
23

No Parking: 4 Roads Resurfaced This Week In Ditmas Park

Newkirk Avenue, from road re-surfacing in August. (Photo by Alex K. / Midwood Productions [http://midwood-productions.com])Throughout the summer, the
2 min read
Jul
19
Neighbors Call For More Traffic Signals In Gerritsen Following Deadly Crash

Neighbors Call For More Traffic Signals In Gerritsen Following Deadly Crash

Scene where 17-year-old Sean Ryan was struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver in Gerritsen Beach. (Photo: Mike Wright
2 min read
Jun
10

Poll: What Do You Think Of The New Sheepshead Bay Road Traffic Plan?

Traffic cones closed traffic on East 15th Street between Sheepshead Bay Road and Avenue Z. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)
2 min read
Jun
08

Lighting, Parking Spaces, Taxi Stand Added To Sheepshead Bay Road After Community Outcry

The Department of Transportation (DOT) completed several changes last week on Sheepshead Bay Road to make the area more orderly
4 min read
Jun
07
DOT Will Not Drop Traffic Plan, Despite Continued Pressure From Community Leaders

DOT Will Not Drop Traffic Plan, Despite Continued Pressure From Community Leaders

New street signs were installed on Sheepshead Bay Road. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Here’s another one for the
3 min read
Jun
03
Awesome Arts Events Going On All Month At New Avenue C Plaza

Awesome Arts Events Going On All Month At New Avenue C Plaza

photo by Anney FreshIt all started with Kensington neighbors speaking up and demanding more open space in the neighborhood, said
3 min read
May
25
How To Get Your Money Back If You Were Wrongfully Ticketed At A Pedestrian Ramp

How To Get Your Money Back If You Were Wrongfully Ticketed At A Pedestrian Ramp

Photo by Park Slope StoopNow that we know that the NYPD has been wrongfully ticketing [/blog/politics/nypd-made-millions-ticketing-legally-parked-cars/] thousands of
2 min read
May
20
Following Backlash, DOT Withdraws Clinton Avenue Bike Lane Proposal

Following Backlash, DOT Withdraws Clinton Avenue Bike Lane Proposal

(courtesy NYC Department of Transit [http://nycdotfeedbackportals.nyc/content/project-proposal])Amidst a sea of opposition from local residents, the Department
3 min read
May
20
This Saturday: Here’s What You Need To Know About The Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon

This Saturday: Here’s What You Need To Know About The Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon

Photo via Airbnb Brooklyn Half [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynHalfMarathon/photos/a.566841023350615.1073741828.562015433833174/981318881902825/?type=3&theater]
2 min read