Announcements
BORO PARK – A car drove onto a sidewalk endangering the lives of children in order to avoid waiting behind school buses. Yesterday, former Assemblyman Dov Hikind went on Twitter to post a video of the incident, which takes place at Vizhnitz Cheder on 53rd Street in Borough Park. Hikind tweeted
Central Brooklyn
New Yorkers all know how proud the MTA is of the beautiful stations built for the extension of the 2nd Avenue Subway. The MTA told us so. Governor Cuomo was photographed at the opening of the beautiful new stations. The price tag was high. You can see where the money
community
PARK SLOPE – An outdoor public seating area will be coming soon to the curbside space in front of Pokéworks on 7th Avenue between 5th and 6th Streets. Pokéworks, 258 7th Avenue between 5th & 6th Streets (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner) The national fast-casual poke bowl chain opened at 258 7th
Announcements
PARK SLOPE – A portion of 6th Street will be closed for four days to accommodate NY-P Brooklyn Methodist Hospital’s removal of a crane used for the facility’s new Center for Community Health. NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner) “They have reached the tallest part of their
Central Brooklyn
NYC Council Member Brad Lander, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, and safe streets advocates rallied outside City Hall on Tuesday for legislation that would make city streets safer by getting the most dangerous drivers off the roads. > We’re on the steps of City Hall with @bradlander [https://twitter.com/
Announcements
The Ocean Queen Rockstar, a 350-passenger ferry and the latest addition to the NYC fleet (Via NYC EDC)CONEY ISLAND — City Councilman Mark Treyger wants ferry service fares reduced for students enrolled in New York City schools. Treyger, who chairs the council’s Committee on Education, will introduce the bill
Brooklyn Heights
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Following a rally earlier this month [/bqe-rally-january/] on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade where hundreds called on the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) to consider other ways to fix the triple-cantilever portion of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE), a local activist group has released renderings showing another potential impact of
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PARK SLOPE – Following the deadly crash last March at 5th Avenue and 9th Street [/details-released-mondays-deadly-collision-park-slope/] that killed Abigail Blumenstein and Joshua Lew, and later resulted in the death of Ruthie Ann Miles’ unborn child, Council Member Brad Lander has launched an online traffic issue tracker to help make his district’
News
While the majority of residents in the city seem to support Congestion Pricing, Brooklyn came in last, according to the Streetsblog poll which is missing Staten Island due to insufficient response: Manhattan: 60.6 percent in favor, 32.5 percent opposed (pro-toll margin: 28.1 percent). Bronx: 58.7 percent
Central Brooklyn
[UPDATED: Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 11:30am] According to the MTA, when a delay occurs, trains are often switched to express to shorten gaps in service and appropriately space trains. Train crews must inform riders in a timely manner when they receive notice from dispatchers that a train will
Navy Yards
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD – As part of Mayor de Blasio’s recently announced expansion of NYC Ferry service [/state-of-city/], a new stop on the Astoria line will open at the Brooklyn Navy Yard this spring. The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation announced on Monday that the new NYC Ferry [https://www.
Brooklyn Heights
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer, State Senator Brian Kavanagh, Council Member Stephen Levin, and Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon will join neighbors on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade Saturday morning, January 12, to demand a “community-driven solution” for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) rehabilitation project. Via A Better Way NYC – Facebook