Central Brooklyn
(Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)DITMAS PARK – Day three of classes at the brand new P.S. 889 let out with a lot less drama than when they opened with last week [/chaos-new-school-opens-brooklyn/], but danger still lurks in the traffic. So far the only improvements DOT has added are the “no standing”
Lifestyle
If you own a car in New York City, you will get a parking ticket at some point. The Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-collected-record-993-million-fines-year-data-shows-article-1.3134591] points out that fines are a huge money-maker for the city (to the tune of $993 million) and “[parking] tickets accounted for
Bensonhurst
Assemblymember Dov Hikind. Photo by Sean Egan/Sheepshead Bites.Assemblymember Dov Hikind is not messing around [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/12/hikind-asks-cuomo-stop-ocean-parkway-changes-comes-see-road/] in his attempt to stop the traffic changes to Ocean Parkway. He had a meeting yesterday with the NYS Department of Transportation (NYS DOT), an official from
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerThis coming Tuesday, City Council members will discuss how to combat what seems like an unsolvable problem — pollution generated by idling cars and trucks. The Council’s Environmental Protection committee will conduct an oversight hearing [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=503955&GUID=53FE19F4-4E69-456F-84FB-FCEEA40B5B5E&
Announcements
Sign on Westminster Road. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Now you don’t have to sneak around to catch ‘The Affair’, Showtime’s Golden Globe-winning drama, filming on Westminster and Argyle Roads today, tomorrow and next week. The tryst will sprawl between Albermarle Road and Church Avenue, and also along
News
A view from Bush Terminal Park in Sunset Park. (chandlelee/Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BH-0lU9Be7G/])Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter [https://twitter.com/sunsetparkvoice], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/sunsetparkvoice], and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sunsetparkvoice/
News
A bus stopping at the corner of Fort Greene Place and Lafayette Avenue. (Photo by Mitchell Trinka)Transit advocates have rolled out a new drive to improve NYC’s buses and their ridership. Elected officials and activists introduced a busload of new ideas during a call to adopt the recommendations
Bensonhurst
Morning Brooklyn traffic on 65th Street and 7th Avenue. (Courtesy: Carlo Scissura / Twitter)New plans to combat morning rush hour in Dyker Heights leading into Sunset Park resulted in the NYPD’s deployment of two traffic agents to ensure traffic flow near a major supermarket, a Brooklyn council member announced
News
Brooklyn traffic on 65th Street and 7th Avenue. (Courtesy: Carlo Scissura / Twitter)Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce President Carlo Scissura tweeted his concerns Wednesday morning about blocked traffic caused by loading trucks near a Sunset Park supermarket and wants to see more police presence to stop illegal parking. Scissura told the
Central Brooklyn
Coney Island Avenue Chandraat celebration, 2013 (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)On Tuesday, July 5, the annual Chand Raat bazaar is coming to Coney Island Avenue, between Avenue H and Glenwood Road. Chaand Raat, which means “night of the moon,” is an outdoor celebration where friends and families shop for
Central Brooklyn
Photo via Airbnb Brooklyn Half [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynHalfMarathon/photos/a.566841023350615.1073741828.562015433833174/981318881902825/?type=3&theater] Time to lace’m up! Or cheer on the runners doing the lacing. The Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon [http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2016/airbnb-brooklyn-half] takes off at 7am this
Announcements
New street signs were installed on Sheepshead Bay Road. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Do you have concerns or questions about the new traffic plan [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/2015-06-15-sheepshead-bay-cb15.pdf] on Sheepshead Bay Road? Bring them up Tuesday night when representatives from DOT and MTA