A Master Plan for Better Streets Is Coming
Department of Transportation is soliciting community input, will hold Brooklyn workshops this week
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Subway Trips Canceled Over Staff Shortages Soar to a Pandemic High
The MTA has turned to overtime to fill some staffing gaps, while riders receive apologetic messages saying, “We’re running as much service as we can with the train crews we have available,” writes THE CITY's Jose Martinez.
Elevator Repairs On 2/5 Line
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
Council Member Farah Louis Expected to Recover After Car Crash
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.
Opinion: The BQE is in a State of Total Crisis — and So are the Local Residents Who, Literally, Need a Breath of Fresh Air
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
Mayor Commits to Changes on McGuinness Boulevard After Teacher’s Death
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 Ferry Landing Closed “Until Further Notice”
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
Bike Boulevards Are Coming
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
City Seeks Feedback on Plan for the Future of the Waterfront
A railing above Newtown Creek. (Image: Paul Stremple/Bklyner)The Department of
City Planning (DCP) published draft goals and strategies
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City Lowers Speed Limit on Conduit Boulevard in 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