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Downtown Brooklyn’s New “Shared Streets” Popular With Locals

Pearl Street looking toward Willoughby Street. Ben Brachfeld/BklynerThe newly unveiled redesign of Downtown Brooklyn’s “shared street” is seen as a positive development by those who work in the area, even if the long-awaited change to part of Pearl and Willoughby Streets is somewhat underwhelming. “It’s wonderful,” said

It’s Not About Buses, It’s About Respect: A Heated Meeting Over Church Avenue Parking

Council Member Mathieu Eugene addresses crowd alongside Department of Transportation officials ahead of Tuesday’s meeting on the Church Avenue redesign (Image by Sam Raskin/Bklyner)PROSPECT PARK SOUTH — The city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) is moving ahead with its plan to speed up B35 along Church Avenue by

Elected Officials Focus On Notorious Marine Park Intersection During DOT Tour

MARINE PARK – On Wednesday morning, elected officials toured the notorious Kings Highway and Nostrand Avenue intersection in Marine Park with the Department of Transportation [https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] (DOT) borough commissioner to find safety solutions for both motorists and pedestrians. Officials watch as a

‘I Should Not Have to Dodge Cars to Get Home from Work’: Warm Reception to Flatbush Ave. Bike Lanes at CB9 Meeting

The Department of Transportation’s Acacia Dupierre explains the bike lane proposal at a Community Board 9 meeting, as the board’ chair, Patricia Baker, looks on (Image by Sam Raskin/ Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS — Brooklyn Community Board 9 [http://www.communitybrd9bklyn.org] gave mostly warm responses last Wednesday to a street

Could Traffic Calming Measures Have Saved 3-Year-Old Killed By Van?

BATH BEACH – A three-year-old boy was crossing a marked crosswalk on his scooter. Then, a van attempting to make a right turn, ran over him, killing him. The boy’s death could have been prevented with traffic calming measures, advocates say. On April 2 at around 12:45 p.m.

More Protected Bike Lanes in Williamsburg, Park Slope and Sunset Park

A protected bike lane in Prospect Park West. (Photo via Park Slope Stoop)Next year, local cyclists will be happy to see almost five more miles of protected bike lanes on the streets of Brooklyn. Earlier this week, the Mayor’s office announced the 2019 project as part of the

Governor Cuomo Pledges To Inspect L Train Tunnel Thursday at Midnight

Governor Cuomo touring the Gateway Tunnel in North Bergen in October (Via NY Governor’s Office)Yesterday, Governor Cuomo announced that he’d make a midnight inspection of the L train’s Canarsie Tunnel this week in advance of the spring shutdown to make sure there’s no way to

More Citi Bikes for Greenpoint, Williamsburg Ahead of L Train Shutdown

WILLIAMSBURG – More Citi Bikes are coming to Williamsburg and Greenpoint ahead of the L Train Shutdown this winter as the NYC Department of Transportation looks to add capacity to existing bike stations across North Brooklyn. A draft of the new plan was presented to Community Board 1 in Williamsburg last

Welcome To Hillel Place Plaza

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerFLATBUSH – Elected officials and members of the community gathered at Flatbush’s new Pedestrian Plaza at Hillel Place from Kenilworth Place to Flatbush Avenue for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Thursday afternoon. The Plaza opened last month [/pedestrian-plaza-coming-soon-to-hillel-place/] and is located across from Brooklyn College’s new Tow Center

New Parking Meters Under The Gowanus Expressway

SUNSET PARK – A neighbor noticed several parking meters under the Gowanus Expressway and was wondering what was going on. So, we looked into it. Starting September 10, parking meters under the Gowanus Expressway from 35th Street to 37th Street became operational. It is a pilot in conjunction with a larger