kensington
Unveiling the PX Forward study, which looked at ways to improve neighborhoods affected by the Prospect Expressway (Erica Sherman/Brooklyn BP’s Office)The Prospect Expressway cuts through South Slope, Windsor Terrace, and Greenwood Heights, into Kensington, carving up the communities and impeding connectivity, a reminder of the ambitious and
Police & Fire
The 10th Avenue entrance facing west on the Prospect Expressway. (Photo via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6552498,-73.9789981,3a,75y,290.35h,93.82t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sEwGK9owW1NN7UfGnTQJVnw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656] )The body of a man was found dead early this morning near an
72nd precinct
> Horrible accident on Prospect Expressway under Seeley St. Car completely flipped over — around 12:30am Tuesday night #windsorterrace [https://instagram.com/p/79dsqgkFjU/] A photo posted by Windsor and Terrace (@terracewindsor) on Sep 22, 2015 at 9:52pm PDT A scary scene overnight on the Prospect Expressway, just under
Prospect Expressway
Lovely photo of the Prospect Expressway overpass at 19th Street and 8th Avenue by Rich Klein [http://richklein.zenfolio.com/]. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Share it with us! Add it to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag it #southslope on Instagram, or email
Prospect Expressway
A sunset like that can even make the Prospect Expressway look good! Thanks for sharing, randyneale [http://instagram.com/p/pxMfSkoEEf/]. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Share it with us! Add it to our Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/groups/southslope] group, tag it #southslope on Instagram, or
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
HOV lanes
Could HOV lanes ease traffic on the Prospect Expressway? District 44′s Councilmember David Greenfield [http://council.nyc.gov/d44/html/members/home.shtml] thinks so, which is why he’s asked New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald to investigate the possibility of installing high occupancy vehicle
Prospect Expressway
Two months after 73-year-old Patricia Ngozi Agbim [/neighbors/remembering-patricia-ngozi-agbim] was killed while crossing Ocean Parkway/Prospect Expressway at Church Avenue [/crime/pedestrian-struck-on-ocean-parkway-at-church-ave], the New York State Department of Transportation, in coordination with the New York City Department of Transportation, has finalized plans for safety improvements at the intersection. These include:
Brad Lander
Yesterday, Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/], Kensington residents, and transportation safety advocates delivered the ‘Our neighborhood is not a highway’ petition [/blog/transportation/residents-join-lander-to-demand-improvements-to-prospect-expresswaychurch-ave-intersection] , which calls on the New York State Department of Transportation to sign off on a safety plan to address the dangerous Church Avenue and Ocean
BQE
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Prospect Avenue
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grand prospect hall
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