Transportation
MTA is set to start work on replacing the elevator serving the Flatbush Ave-Brooklyn College 2/5 station on July 7. The work is expected to take six months and will render the station ADA inaccessible to people who depend on the elevator for access. MTA is suggesting B44 to
Politics
East Flatbush Council Member Farah Louis was taken to the hospital after she was involved in a car crash early Monday morning. She is expected to fully recover.
A New Vision For The BQE
By April Somboun [www.aprilsomboun.com ], Candidate for City Council in District 33. We cannot ignore the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE) any longer — and we can’t allow the same old elected officials and other special interest groups to dictate what happens in District 33’s backyard. Without question the
Greenpoint
Mayor Bill de Blasio attends a vigil organized by Families for Safe Streets at McGolrick Park in Greenpoint on May 27, 2021. (Image: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)Mayor Bill de Blasio said he would dedicate funding to redesign a dangerous Greenpoint roadway after a beloved local school teacher was
Greenpoint
A ferry crosses in front of the Williamsburg Bridge. (Image: NYC Ferry)The city’s ferry service has hit a red light in Greenpoint. NYC Ferry announced [https://www.ferry.nyc/service-alerts/] late Sunday night that the Greenpoint ferry landing, located off India Street, is closed until further notice, thanks
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeThis is Streets Week, so the City Hall has been rolling out news – lower speed limits [/city-lowers-speed-limit-on-conduit-boulevard-in-cypress-hills/] on some streets, new bus lanes, and busways, and now also new bikeways on others. People took to bicycling in the city during the Pandemic
environment
A railing above Newtown Creek. (Image: Paul Stremple/Bklyner)The Department of City Planning (DCP) published draft goals and strategies [https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterfrontplan.nyc%2Fdraft-goals-and-strategies&data=04%7C01%7CCWassif%40planning.nyc.gov%7Cba619a14e8894b41ce4408d913bffb16%7C32f56fc75f814e22a95b15da66513bef%7C0%7C0%7C637562537525196594%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%
Cypress Hills
Image: NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Hank Gutman at a press event on Conduit Boulevard on Monday, May 10th. (Image: NYC DOT)The city is lowering the speed limit on a major eastern Brooklyn thoroughfare in an attempt to reduce crashes and save lives. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this
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Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray attend the funeral of NYPD Officer Anastasios Tsakos at the Saint Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Church in Greenlawn, NY on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. NYPD Officer Anastasios Tsakos, struck and killed in the line of duty last week in Queens. Michael Appleton/
Greenpoint
Meeker Avenue (Image: Google Maps)The city’s Department of Transportation unveiled plans for a revamp of Meeker Avenue in north Brooklyn last night, including a new two-way bicycle and pedestrian path, dedicated left-turn signals, and other safety improvements. At a virtual meeting [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxbEKkzmKLI]
Navy Yards
Lime’s moped showcased at a Brooklyn Navy Yard press event on Friday, April 30th. (Image: Billy Richling)The micromobility company Lime [https://www.li.me/] has launched an electric moped service in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan, adding another two-wheeled transportation option to city streets. Lime rolled out a fleet
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Photo by Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City TransitState Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is sounding the alarm about the MTA’s debt levels, saying it could leave the agency unable to fully fund a capital program to improve service for bus and subway riders. The MTA, though, says the comptroller