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Image via NYCDOT.Sidewalk extensions at several points along Fulton Street, between South Portland Avenue and Grand Avenue, are in the pipeline, say representatives of the city Department of Transportation. The reason? In response to calls for improved street safety and pedestrian safety in the area, particularly in the wake
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Image via NYCDOT.We are one step closer to getting a buffered bike lane along Lafayette Avenue between Fulton Street and Classon Avenue. The proposed five-foot wide lane [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/lafayette-buffered-bike-lane-cb2-jan2016.pdf] received a unanimous recommendation of support from our local Community Board 2’
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He still has his license and it’s not to be suspended. So said New York City Criminal Court Judge Marguerite Dougherty on Monday, January 11, after reviewing the case of Marlon Sewell, the 39-year-old Brooklyn man who drove his car onto a busy sidewalk at Fulton Street and South
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The intersection of Washington, Atlantic, and Underhill Avenues. (Photo via NYC Department of Transportation [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nycstreets/sets/72157657282904939/].)Street safety is a universal, timeless issue for residents of urban communities like Brooklyn, but this past year has repeatedly brought the issue to the forefront of our
Arts & Culture
Photo by Heather Chin/Fort Greene Focus.“Change the law so that people who are sober and take lives are prosecuted like the drunks.” Those words were the first out of Elsa Nicodemus’ mouth at the vigil held Tuesday night (December 22) for her daughter Victoria at the spot where
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.
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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
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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
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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
street safety
Fort Greene and Clinton Hill leads city neighborhoods in cyclist injuries with 7.7 injured cyclists per 100 collisions, compared to a citywide average of 1.9 injured cyclists per 100 collisions, according to data compiled through the city’s OpenData portal [https://nycopendata.socrata.com/] into a new report
congestion pricing
This Thursday, February 19 at 6pm, a coalition of neighborhood groups, merchants associations, and elected officials — including the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership [http://www.myrtleavenue.org], Community Board 2 [http://www.nyc.gov/html/bkncb2/html/home/home.shtml], and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon [http://www.simonforbrooklyn.com/] — is hosting
NYC Department of Design and Construction
Do you use the Putnam Triangle Plaza? Do you have opinions about how it could be more useful for residents or more welcoming for visitors? Then this workshop is for you. The second in a series of community redesign meetings is scheduled for Wednesday, December 3 from 6-8pm at the
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What do you think some of the biggest problems are in Windsor Terrace when it comes to street and traffic safety? You’ll be able to voice your opinions at a meeting hosted by Windsor Terrace Safe Streets, which will convene neighbors and city leaders to discuss street and traffic
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[/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Screen-Shot-2014-05-02-at-2.02.10-PM.png] We all know that many of us daily travel on some of themost dangerous roadways [/blog/transportation/ocean-parkway-church-avenue-named-one-of-20-worst-intersections-for-pedestrians-enforcement-recommended-in-2014-or-2015] in the city – but how do we change it? What needs to happen on city roads that havetaken far too many lives [http://parkslopestoop.
illegal parking
The Bill Brown Square traffic triangle, located at the corner where East 17th Street turns into Sheepshead Bay Road, is clearly indicated as a one way street with signs indicating “No Parking Anytime”. Still, it is not uncommon to see cars parked there and inhibiting traffic. This green sedan was