Prospect Expressway

Prospect Expressway Study Envisions New Redevelopment Possibilities

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

Man Found Dead On Prospect Expressway, Cops Say

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

Car Flips On Prospect Expressway

> 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 the

Prospect Expressway

Photo Of The Day: Tunnel Vision

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

Video Of The Day: Prospect Sunset

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

Ocean Parkway & Church Avenue Named One Of 20 Worst Intersections For Pedestrians; Enforcement Recommended For 2014 Or 2015

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

Yea Or Nay? HOV Lanes On The Prospect Expressway

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

Safety Improvements Coming To Dangerous Ocean Parkway/Church Ave Intersection

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

Ocean Parkway Safety Petition Delivered To Governor, State DOT Says It's Working On It

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

Photo of the Day: The Expressway

Photo by madlizbeth [http://snapwidget.com/view/?id=439003006994225887_181783589#.UXyBITkUnIp]. Keep up with the neighborhood all week: find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SouthSlopeNews], Twitter [https://twitter.com/SlopeNews], our newsletter [http://southslopenews.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=557d3dac3e12dbf60c2891915&id=6349c3bfec] , our Flickr group [http://www.flickr.

Prospect Avenue

Photo of the Day: Expressway Sky

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grand prospect hall

Photo of the Day: South Slope Sunset

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6th Avenue

Photo of the Day: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

Sure there was rain and traffic, but look at the bright side….it’s finally Friday! Taken above the Prospect Expressway at 6th Avenue. Have a stellar photo to share? Send it to editor@bklyner.com or add it to the South Slope News Flickr Group [http://www.flickr.com/

Prospect Expressway

Crash on the Prospect Expressway on Saturday

In case you were sitting in traffic on the Prospect Expressway on Saturday evening, this was why. A trailer labeled “municipal solid waste” fell off its cab–so we’re probably lucky it wasn’t worse of a mess. Anyone have a favorite place to check for traffic updates, either