traffic safety - Bklyner

Seeing Red: School Blasts City for Ignoring Dangerous Traffic Conditions

The back entrance of PS229 in Dyker Heights, on Bay 7 Street and Benson Avenue. Rachel Baron/Bklyner.DYKER HEIGHTS — Mornings at the intersection of 14th and Benson Avenues are hectic and dangerous for students attending PS229 in Dyker Heights. In the morning, during drop-off, city buses and school buses

Announcements

“Reckless Driver Accountability Act” Aims to Keep Dangerous Drivers Off the Street

Councilmember Brad Lander announced new legislation for safe streets along with local (Via CM Lander’s Office)PARK SLOPE – Yesterday, Councilmember Brad Lander announced new legislation aimed at keeping dangerous drivers off the road—especially those who have racked up multiple violations within a year. The legislation comes after the

News

Numbers Don’t Back Up Mayor’s Coming Crackdown Against E-Bikes

A delivery e-bike chained to a bike rack (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Last month, when Mayor De Blasio announced a crackdown on e-bikes [https://www.facebook.com/NYCMayor/videos/10155618175616166/?q=de%20blasio%20e%20bikes&opensearch=1] , his main concern was their danger to pedestrians. Some of his points were valid:

Police & Fire

Here’s What Sheepshead Bay Cops Are Doing About The Uptick In Vehicle Fatalities

“The leading cause of pedestrian injuries are left turning vehicles” NYPD flashing sign on Ocean Parkway south of Avenue X. (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)In light of the recent traffic fatalities in southern Brooklyn [/second-fatal-collision-sheepshead-bay-week-marking-third-death-dangerous-intersection/] , we met with Captain Hagestad at the 61st Precinct to discuss how cops are

Bensonhurst

DOT Finally Agrees To Make Crossing Bay Parkway Safer For Pedestrians

Photo via Google Maps. Bay Parkway and Bay Ridge ParkwayAfter well over a year of waiting, the Department of Transportation has finally responded to local pressure and, in a letter to a Brooklyn School of Inquiry parent, Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Keith Bray confirmed that they will install a Leading Pedestrian

Police & Fire

Gerritsen Avenue: A History Of Contention

Scene of the fatal accident last month that took the life of Sean Ryan on Gerritsen Avenue. (Photo: Mike Wright/ Facebook)History is repeating itself in Gerritsen Beach as far as traffic safety goes. Last week we reported [/teen-death-bike-accident-brings-call-gerritsen-avenue-traffic-lights/] that a petition was started to install more traffic lights on

Police & Fire

Neighbors Call For More Traffic Signals In Gerritsen Following Deadly Crash

Scene where 17-year-old Sean Ryan was struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver in Gerritsen Beach. (Photo: Mike Wright [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208751487841784&set=pcb.10154407208674038&type=3&theater] / Facebook)Neighbors are demanding the city improve traffic safety on Gerritsen Beach’s main strip after

Central Brooklyn

Three Area Intersections Targeted As Part Of Pedestrian Safety Upgrades

The intersection of Church and McDonald Avenues. (Photo: Google Maps)Being a pedestrian in our area is no joke — crossing a major intersection can feel like taking one’s life in one’s hands. Last week, City Council Member Brad Lander announced a number of measures that are supposed to

Bensonhurst

Unscathed Drivers Wriggle Out Of Incredible Multi-Car Pileup On 20th Avenue

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanAn incredible three-car pile-up in on 20th Avenue and 60th Street Saturday night somehow resulted in no serious injuries, the New York Post reports [http://nypost.com/2016/05/22/nobody-got-seriously-injured-in-this-massive-brooklyn-car-crash/] : > Three drivers, all men who were luckily carrying no passengers, managed to extricate themselves from their

Central Brooklyn

Wednesday Ribbon Cutting For New Traffic Light At Caton Avenue & East 8th Street

Car and truck traffic on Caton Avenue, between East 7th and 8th Streets. (Photo: Google Maps)After a lengthy effort, neighbors, elected officials, and representatives from the City’s Department of Transportation will gather to celebrate the new traffic signal at the corner of Caton Avenue and East 8th Street.

Central Brooklyn

From Speedway To Residential Boulevard — Making Ocean Parkway Safer

(Photo: Doug Kerr [:https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougtone/4331582100/"] / Flickr)Governor Andrew Cuomo announced last week that work has begun on an $8.5 million project to improve safety and traffic flow on Ocean Parkway. “Creating a safer Ocean Parkway will benefit neighborhoods and families throughout Brooklyn – and ultimately

fort greene

Proposed Bike Lane Would Turn Clinton Ave Into One-Way Street

(courtesy NYC Department of Transit [http://nycdotfeedbackportals.nyc/content/project-proposal])The DOT has pulled out all the stops in promoting its new plan to create a protected bike lane on Clinton Avenue. The transportation agency is doing it differently this time. The proposal [http://nycdotfeedbackportals.nyc/clinton-ave] — which would turn

Nonsponsored

City Council Bill Proposes Allowing Cyclists To Cross With The Pedestrian Light

Photo via lottaluggage_grace [https://www.instagram.com/p/6usYOGR-b8/?tagged=brooklynbike]A new City Council bill [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2564366&GUID=D4E7E09A-5B98-4C14-BAC8-A9D242408B26&Options=ID%7cText%7c&Search=menchaca] has been proposed that would allow a bicyclist to cross a street with the pedestrian light

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City Council Bill Proposes Allowing Cyclists To Cross With The Pedestrian Light

A new City Council bill [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2564366&GUID=D4E7E09A-5B98-4C14-BAC8-A9D242408B26&Options=ID%7cText%7c&Search=menchaca] has been proposed that would allow a bicyclist to cross a street with the pedestrian light — instead of with the vehicle traffic lights, which they currently must do

Nonsponsored

Times Plaza Redesign Plan Leaves Many Residents With Unanswered Questions About Safety

Image via NYCDOTThe NYC Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/about/current-projects.shtml#plaza-program] (DOT) revealed its preliminary design proposal for the extension and landscaping of Times Plaza to the public at the Brooklyn YWCA last week [/blog/2016/01/26/public-workshop-for-future-development-of-historic-times-plaza-to-be-held-wednesday-january-27/] , asking for community input,

Events

Vigil Planned For Tuesday In Memory Of Fulton Street Crash Victim Will Also Push For Higher Penalties Against Drivers

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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After Years Of Complaints, DOT Installs Speed Bump Near Gravesend School

Councilman Mark Treyger (right) is joined by (left to right) PS. 95 Assistant Principal Kim Worsdale, Principal Janet Ndzibah, Assistant Principal Christine Vigliotti, Assistant Principal Cecile Jamir, activist Vincent Sampieri, Assemblyman William Colton and PTA President Lulu Elaza following the installation of a speed hump on Van Sicklen Street. (Source:

david greenfield

Pols Urge Mayor To Restore Ocean Parkway Speed Limit To 30 MPH; City Says History Of Serious Crashes Justifies Decrease

Councilmen David Greenfield [http://council.nyc.gov/d44/html/members/home.shtml] and Mark Treyger [http://council.nyc.gov/d47/html/members/home.shtml] are urging Mayor Bill de Blasio to restore the Ocean Parkway speed limit to 30 miles per hour after it was decreased to 25 mph [/transportation/

Coney Island Avenue

In Response To Community’s Concerns, DOT To Launch Left Turn Study At Cortelyou Road & 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%

12th Avenue

Elderly Pedestrian Killed After Being Hit By SUV At 12th Avenue & 40th Street

An 81-year-old man, Uszer Lejtman, was killed late Monday evening after being struck by an SUV at the intersection of 12th Avenue and 40th Street, the NYPD said last night. Lejtman and his 77-year-old wife, Diana, both of Elizabeth, New Jersey, were leaving a wedding a little after 10pm when

car crashes

Hit & Run Crash Kills Pedestrian At Flatbush Avenue Intersection

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,

3rd avenue

Attend A Vision Zero Traffic Safety Meeting Tomorrow Night

Neighbors are invited to attend Community Board 7’s Vision Zero Task Force meeting [http://www.brooklyncb7.org/calendar/] at 6:30pm tomorrow, September 3, in the group’s board room at 4201 4th Avenue (the entrance is on 43rd Street) in Sunset Park. The task force was set up

4th Avenue

4th Avenue Is Getting Safer, According To Statistics

A recent report from the Department of Transportation [http://a841-tfpweb.nyc.gov/4thave/files/2014/05/4th-Ave_Sunset-Park_CB7-after-data-May-20-2014.pdf] shows that changes to the traffic lanes and pedestrian crossings along 4th Avenue from 15th Street to 65th Street have had a marked improvement on safety. The changes came after

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Photo: Strong Winds Turn Dying Trees Into Dangerous Obstacles

A neighbor living near Bedford Avenue and Avenue V woke to this scene today. A tree limb that weighs several hundred pounds had tumbled down from where it had loomed over his car when he parked the night before. He was lucky – it was a light grazing, and he called

Community Meeting

Share Thoughts On Traffic Safety At Community Meeting Thursday

There’s been a lot of talk recently about what measures the city should take to make our streets safer for everyone [/blog/transportation/new-legislation-could-drop-area-speed-limits-to-20-mph], and neighbors are hoping to get some initiatives started with community support. On Thursday, November 21 at 7:30pm at Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield