Families For Safe Streets

The Saddest Walking Tour Of Kensington Highlights Fatal Crashes

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerKENSINGTON – Over a dozen neighbors gathered at the corner of Church Avenue and East 4th Street to begin a walking tour commemorating six people who had died in six years just a few blocks away from each other. Council Member Brad Lander called it the most depressing

community

Brooklyn Weeps For Little Enzo

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerMIDWOOD – Last night was the vigil for 10-year-old Enzo Farachio [/enzo-farachio/]. He was killed by a driver while waiting at the bus stop on his way home from school two days ago. Yesterday, the community mourned. It was supposed to rain all throughout the day yesterday, September

Bay Ridge

More Speed Cameras for School Zones Are Here

BAY RIDGE – Brooklyn officials and the NYPD gathered at Fontbonne Academy Hall in Bay Ridge on Wednesday, September 4, to hail the installation of additional school zone speed cameras to both slow down drivers and decrease crashes. This is the new speed camera now located at 3rd Avenue and 99th

Announcements

Profile: TransAlt Tom DeVito On Street Design And Advocacy As Therapy

Thomas and Lennie. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)COBBLE HILL – The first thing one notices when approaching Thomas DeVito is a beautiful Jindo-mix puppy named Lennie who, much like her owner, doesn’t like to sit still. DeVito is the Director of Advocacy at Transportation Alternatives, an organization [https://www.transalt.

Central Brooklyn

Safe Streets Advocates Rally For Reckless Driver Accountability Act

NYC Council Member Brad Lander, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, and safe streets advocates rallied outside City Hall on Tuesday for legislation that would make city streets safer by getting the most dangerous drivers off the roads. > We’re on the steps of City Hall with @bradlander [https://twitter.com/bradlander?

Announcements

From Brooklyn To Bangladesh, Borough Hall Remembers Traffic Crash Victims

Families for Safe Streets. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BOROUGH HALL – “Traffic crashes do not discriminate by religion, race, age, sex, political affiliation, or neighborhood,” Devan Sipher, a member of Families for Safe Streets [https://www.transalt.org/familiesforsafestreets] said. The first thing one noticed when entering the Borough Hall yesterday,

Nonsponsored

Local Politicians Preview 9th Street’s Vision Zero Redesign

PARK SLOPE – Deputy Mayor Laura Anglin visited Park Slope Thursday morning to join Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Council Member Brad Lander, senior NYC DOT officials, and transportation advocates for a walkthrough of the 9th Street Vision Zero safety redesign. NYC DOT Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Keith Bray previews the 9th

Announcements

TransAlt Hosting Assembly To Save Speed Cameras Tonight

PARK SLOPE – Today at 5:30pm, all the speed cameras in the city will be turned off thanks to the NYS Senate’s refusal to renew and expand the bill before the end of the legislative session on June 21. Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerTransportation Alternatives [https://www.transalt.org] and

Announcements

Treyger Calls On State Senate At Rally As Clock Ticks on Speed Camera Programs

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerGRAVESEND – With a program for speed cameras outside schools set to expire on July 25, Council Member Mark Treyger, along with Transportation Alternatives [https://www.transalt.org/], Families for Safe Streets [https://www.transalt.org/familiesforsafestreets], and the Department of Education, are calling on state senators to

Announcements

Family, Friends of Traffic Victims Hold Vigil Outside Senator Marty Golden’s Bay Ridge Office

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBAY RIDGE – “The nights are the hardest. My son would’ve graduated, went to his prom this week, had a girlfriend… maybe,” Amy Cohen said, choking up. “I just miss him every day.” Parents, spouses, and loved ones gathered outside Senator Marty Golden’s Bay Ridge office

Announcements

Borough President Joins March To Honor Children Killed By Drivers In NYC

BUSHWICK – Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams will be joining Families for Safe Streets [https://www.facebook.com/NYCSafeStreets/], Transportation Alternatives [https://www.facebook.com/TransportationAlternatives/], and community members for a march this afternoon to honor 4-year old Luz Gonzalez [/bushwick-hit-and-run-kills-4-year-old-girl-injures-mother/] who was killed by a motorist in Bushwick on Sunday,

Amy Cohen

BP Adams Joins New Yorkers In Call For Safe Streets For All Following Death Of Bicyclist Near Atlantic Terminal

Following the tragic death this Monday of a bicyclist by an out-of-control driver [/blog/crime/cyclist-killed-by-out-of-control-suv-near-barclays-center-early-monday-morning] who also hit two cars before being stopped by metal bollards in front of the Atlantic Terminal entrance, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is calling for safe streets for all through more traffic mitigation

Anselm Doering

Crime Report: Street Assaults, Robbery at Gunpoint and Thefts from Cars

A worker at King of Classon Avenue Deli, 504 Classon Avenue, told police on March 28 that a customer paid for a sandwich that morning. with a $1 bill, then claimed he had handed over a $20 bill and demanded the $20 back. He told police he saw a black

Ananda Nahu

Clinton Hill Celebrates End of Growing Season With a Spicy Festival

Clinton Hill is kicking up the fall heat with a Habanero Festival at a garden at the corner of Waverly and Myrtle Avenues. Neighbors are asked to bring their favorite pepper-infused dishes to share. (Photo by Virginia Parrott)Looking for something to spice up your weekend? Maybe an end-of-season Habanero