Events
Photo via Fulton Area Business Alliance.Christmas was one of Victoria Nicodemus’ favorite holidays. The art curator loved the energy, joy, festivity, and creativity of the season, said her family and friends. She would start decorating weeks before the big day. And ultimately, she died tragically doing what she loved.
fort greene
Photo courtesy of Sara Pouche.Marlon Sewell, 39, was released without bail Monday night after his arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court on charges of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degree and driving without a license — charges stemming from his fateful split-second decision just 24 hours
fort greene
Image via NYScanner on Twitter [https://twitter.com/NYScanner/status/673653007054209024].A 30-year-old Brooklyn Heights woman tragically lost her life early Sunday night in a car crash outside Not Ray’s Pizza on Fulton Street off South Portland Avenue, and the 39-year-old man who was behind the wheel has been
fort greene
We all know this already, but it’s worth repeating: be extra careful when crossing Flatbush Avenue. A 34-year-old woman is fighting for her life at Methodist Hospital after being hit by a car heading north towards the Manhattan Bridge at Flatbush Avenue Extension and Gold Street/Myrtle Avenue. She
Atlantic-Washington Pedestrian Project
Photo via NYC Department of Transportation [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nycstreets/sets/72157657282904939/].The next time you’re driving towards the Atlantic-Washington-Underhill Avenues intersection, be prepared for a few changes, now that the city Department of Transportation (DOT) has implemented some long-planned-for [/blog/2015/01/15/cb-two-supports-dot-plan-for-pedestrian-safety-at-clinton-hill-intersection/] changes at
east 22nd st
Photo by Willie SimpsonIrwin Meyer, 96, of East 21st Street, died May 19, three days after being struck by a car around the corner from his home. Meyer was crossing East 22nd Street at Voorhies Avenue when a 2012 Dodge SUV made a left turn onto the block, hitting him.
Coney Island Avenue
The intersection at Cortelyou Road and Coney Island Avenue.After a pedestrian was struck [/crime/pedestrian-struck-at-notoriously-dangerous-coney-island-avenue-cortelyou-road-intersection] at Cortelyou Road and Coney Island Avenue last week, neighbors once again sounded the cry for safer conditions at a notoriously dangerous intersection that, for years, has drawn concerns from residents [/?s=%22cia%20traffic%
Atlantic Avenue
The city Department of Transportation (DOT) has a plan [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/pedestrian-projects.shtml] to improve pedestrian safety at the Atlantic Avenue-Washington Avenue-Underhill Avenue intersection and many local residents say the changes “cannot come fast enough.” “[Changes would mean] I cannot go from Washington to
car crashes
A man has died after being hit by a car at the intersection of Dekalb Avenue and the Flatbush Avenue Extension, police say. Cops responded to a call of a pedestrian struck at 7:47pm yesterday (Monday, November 17), arriving to find 34-year-old Latchman Singh unresponsive in a crosswalk. Singh,
fines
Neighbors are crying foul over what appears to be a high-tech speed trap, after learning that the Department of Transportation placed a speed enforcement camera where they say speeding is unavoidable. The camera is placed adjacent to Lincoln High School on Shore Parkway, between West Avenue and Ocean Parkway. It’
Ngozi Agbim
A new report [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2011-nyc-top-20-pedestrian-crash-locations.pdf] from the New York City Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] lists the crossing of Church Avenue and Ocean Parkway as one of the 20 worst intersections for pedestrians throughout
Chaim Deutsch
Source: jeweledlion/FlickrCouncilman Chaim Deutsch has advised us that there are nearly 100 vacancies for crossing guard positions across New York City, making a potentially dangerous situation for children – and creating an opportunity for those looking for part-time employment. Crossing guards are employed by the New York Police Department, and