Arts & Culture
Angela Davis Quote at Barclays Center. Norman Oder/BklynerOn June 7, the tenth day of protests that coalesced around the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, arena managers replaced advertising at the venue’s singular oculus with a quote [/brooklyns-accidental-new-town-square/] from Martin Luther King Jr.–“The time is always right to do
Announcements
The MTA is deploying a dozen vending machines at 10 subway stations allowing customers to buy Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE). The new machines, part of a pilot program, will offer reusable face masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, and sanitizing wipes. Photo: Marc Herman / MTA NYC TransitThe MTA is piloting a
Announcements
Hosting family? Planning a business trip? Thinking of a long weekend away from your home state? Starting at midnight tonight anyone arriving in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut from states that have high COVID 19 numbers is expected to quarantine for 14 days. That includes residents returning home from
Announcements
Starting next Monday, June 29th, residential streets will be cleaned no more than once per week, Mayor de Blasio and Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia announced this morning. Commercial and metered streets will be cleaned as before. Streets with multiple Alternate Side Parking (ASP) days will be cleaned on the last
Central Brooklyn
Officials announced 213,548 more passengers took buses and subway on Monday, June 8, the first day of Phase 1 reopening of the city, compared to the week before. MTA New York City Transit staff on Sunday, June 7 prepared for the the subway’s safe return as New York
Central Brooklyn
Flatbush Avenue. Liena Zagare/BklynerThe city is yet to reveal its transportation plan to deal with the additional 200,000-400,000 workers are expected to return to work next week, but everyone, including the Mayor, expects an increase in car traffic, and Mayor has so far focused on making mass
brownsville
Bus driver suffered a medical episode while driving, injured 5. Hillel Lichtenstein/BklynerBus driver suffered a medical episode while driving, injured 5. Hillel Lichtenstein/BklynerBus driver suffered a medical episode while driving, injured 5. Hillel Lichtenstein/BklynerBus driver suffered a medical episode while driving, injured 5. Hillel Lichtenstein/BklynerBus driver
COVID-19
This morning Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the next installment of open streets [https://bklyner.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/nyc-open-streets-2020.pdf] , one short block at a time, and concentrated in the neighborhoods least hit by the coronavirus, from what we can tell. Here are the
COVID-19
The third night of overnight subway disinfecting and cleaning at Stillwell Terminal on Fri., May 8, 2020. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City TransitThe third night of overnight subway disinfecting and cleaning at Stillwell Terminal on Fri., May 8, 2020. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City
COVID-19
Last Stop. Liena Zagare/BklynerBy Jose Martinez, originally published in THE CITY [https://thecity.nyc/2020/05/nyc-homeless-ousted-by-subway-closure-go-to-streets-buses.html] More than 90% of the estimated 2,000 homeless New Yorkers who have been sleeping on trains and in stations during the pandemic ended up on streets and buses after the
COVID-19
Pearl Street between Willoughby & Fulton in 2019 (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this morning that “two more miles of streets will be opened to pedestrians and cyclists, adding to the seven miles of car-free streets opened ahead of schedule last weekend.” That’s across
COVID-19
Last Stop. Liena Zagare/BklynerTonight for the first time in the 116 year long history of NYC subway system, it will shut down between the hours of 1 am and 5 am for cleaning and disinfecting of every car, and every station. It starts tonight and will continue for the