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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
ave v
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
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
pedestrian struck
Source: mikey k/FlickrA pedestrian walking on the Belt Parkway died after being struck by a car early Sunday morning, according to authorities. Police say the man was walking on the westbound side of the highway near the Bay Parkway exit just after midnight. A black Nissan Altima struck the
Police & Fire
Photo: TheRealSappy/TwitterPolice are investigating the cause of a Saturday evening accident [http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9039066], in which a car veered onto an Ocean Avenue sidewalk and struck three people. The accident happened at approximately 4:30 between 5:00
driving
A high-powered spotlight used to illuminate Coney Island Hospital’s (2601 Ocean Parkway) construction work appears to be irking neighbors, and possibly blinding drivers. Here’s what tipster Ed L. wrote to us: > There is a lack of concern for the neighbors and community as well as the safety
tom paolillo
Following another car accident at the intersection of Emmons Avenue and Bedford Avenue, neighbors are renewing their calls for improved traffic safety measures before someone loses their life. On Sunday, September 2, two cars collided as an eastbound vehicle traveling on Emmons Avenue sought to turn up Bedford Avenue, and
beka skhirtladze
Source: Flatbush ScoopA late night accident on Ocean Parkway killed a 23-year-old college student when a speeding BMW slammed head-on into his minivan. Remains of the minivan. Photo by James Wall. (Click to enlarge)The accident happened at approximately 11:45 p.m. near Avenue X. The victim, Jamal Iqbal,
traffic safety
Source: poka0059/FlickrThe introduction and use of personal communication devices that began some 20 years ago continues to evolve. As is customary with technological advances, it’s largely a blessing, but, regrettably, it may also be a curse with potential hazards. Near the top of the danger list are driver
senior cut day
The Manhattan Beach Community Group will meet tomorrow, May 18, at 8:00 p.m. in the P.S. 195 auditorium (131 Irwin Street). On the agenda is senior cut day, the annual tradition in which high school seniors give themselves the day off and invade the city’s beaches,