Business
The lost vehicle and foot traffic outside the Sheepshead Bay subway station is hurting local businesses. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Businesses up and down Sheepshead Bay Road are reporting that DOT’s new traffic plan [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2015-06-15-sheepshead-bay-cb15.pdf], which converted part of
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Community board member Maurice Kolodin, left, speaking to city officials about the new traffic plan on Sheepshead Bay Road. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Residents raged at city officials Tuesday for dropping a Times Square-style pedestrian plaza [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2015-06-15-sheepshead-bay-cb15.pdf] on Sheepshead Bay
Business
Malik Almardie mans the counter at the new deli on Sheepshead Bay Road. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Looking for a new place to grab a midnight snack or snag a breakfast sandwich on your morning commute? A 24-hour deli and corner store has set up shop on Sheepshead Bay
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A traffic cone and letter “M” marks the spot where a MuniMeter will go on 7th Avenue in Sunset Park. (Photo by Heather Chin/Sunset Park Voice)Muni-Meters [http://www1.nyc.gov/nyc-resources/service/2184/parking-meters]are coming to portions of Seventh Avenue, although we don’t yet know exactly
Announcements
New street signs were installed on Sheepshead Bay Road. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Do you have concerns or questions about the new traffic plan [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2015-06-15-sheepshead-bay-cb15.pdf] on Sheepshead Bay Road? Bring them up Tuesday night when representatives from DOT and MTA
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Traffic cones closed traffic on East 15th Street between Sheepshead Bay Road and Avenue Z. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Community leaders say they were blindsided this week when the Department of Transportation (DOT) moved forward on a controversial plan [/commute-proof-nyc-dots-mission-increase-traffic-congestion/] to transform part of Sheepshead Bay Road into a
Bensonhurst
Photo by Bensonhurst BeanCome Spring, Stillwell Avenue will be pothole free. Last fall, Treyger and Assembly Member William Colton wrote a letter to the Department of Transportation (DOT) last fall about the dire need for repaving Stillwell Avenue, and a significant chunk of the street has been included in the
Bensonhurst
Photo courtesy of Councilman Mark Treyger’s officeFollowing requests from Councilman Mark Treyger and Assemblyman William Colton, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has removed “No Standing” and “No Parking” signs on two sides of PS 101 The Verrazano School [http://www.ps101k.com/] (2360 Benson Avenue). For 10 years, the
Business
SkyIce Sweet & Savory at 63 5th Avenue. (Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6808491,-73.977449,3a,37.5y,162.68h,81.6t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1scpFKXlkPNnmTXODBTosyrA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1] )Fifth Avenue is often a bustling scene, home to many delightful eateries
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Councilman Alan Maisel’s office identified 10 intersections with missing or damaged street signs on Avenue V. (Photo: Google Maps)City Councilman Alan Maisel is calling on the Department of Transportation (DOT) to replace scores of damaged or missing street signs his office has identified in Sheepshead Bay and Gerritsen
Bensonhurst
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB3-U0szuYw The Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] (DOT) responded to requests from Assemblyman William Colton and Councilman Mark Treyger for signage under the D line. Following a series of traffic jams [/after-truck-skims-overpass-treyger-colton-call-on-dot-to-assess-height-clearance-on-86th-street/] involving oversized trucks squeezing
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(Source: Google Maps)Arguing that the city’s Vision Zero [http://www.nyc.gov/html/visionzero/pages/home/home.shtml] campaign has created a “speed trap” on Ocean Parkway, City Councilman David Greenfield is demanding the Department of Transportation (DOT) turn over information about the amount of revenue collected from