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Hundreds Ride To Honor Jose Alzorriz And Call On Safety For All

Hundreds of bicyclists rode down Coney Island Avenue to the site where Jose Alzorriz was killed. (Photo by Todd Maisel)PARK SLOPE – Hundreds of bicyclists from throughout the city jammed Bartel-Pritchard Square on Sunday to follow one rider who was pulling a white bicycle, a “ghost bike,” representing Jose Alzorriz,

Announcements

Expanded Speed Camera Law Now In Effect

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerAs part of the city’s Vision Zero program to reduce traffic deaths, the new and expanded speed camera law went into effect on July 11. Speed cameras in school zones have been in NYC since 2014, but there were only a few—140 to be exact.

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15 Cyclists Have Died In 2019, ‘Mayor de Blasio, Do Your Job!’

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerWASHINGTON SQUARE PARK – About a thousand cyclists lay down on the ground next to their bikes and loved ones Tuesday evening for a die-in to protest the 15 preventable bicycling deaths in NYC just this year. “Some people say that there are too many people on bikes

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De Blasio Promises ‘Vigorous NYPD Enforcement’ to Prevent More Cyclist Deaths

Mayor Bill de Blasio and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg testing out dockless bikes in the Rockaways (Via Mayor’s Office)Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday said the city is in the midst of an “emergency,” following a series of bicycle fatalities. “We absolutely have an emergency on our hands,

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‘Vision Zero Cannot be a Bumper Sticker, it Has to be a Reality’: Officials Hold Vigil for Ernest Askew in Brownsville

BROWNSVILLE — Local politicians, cycling advocates and family members of the victim of a recent fatal cycling crash gathered Monday to mourn and call on the mayor to improve street design across the city. Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerOn Thursday, June 27, 54-year-old Ernest Askew was struck and killed by a car

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UPDATE: Bushwick Artist Killed By Truck While Cycling

Photo: Todd Maisel/BklynerUPDATE: Cops have identified the slain cyclist as 28-year-old Devra Freelander. She was an artist from Bushwick. BUSHWICK – Just four days after a bicyclist was killed in Brownsville, another cyclist was hit and killed by a truck Monday afternoon. This marks the 15th cyclist death in NYC

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Three Bicyclists Were Killed This Week In Brooklyn

A cyclist holds a sign calling attention to the death of Aurilla Lawrence who was killed on her bike. (Todd Maisel/Bklyner)CROWN HEIGHTS/MARINE PARK/BORO PARK – While Mayor Bill de Blasio is out campaigning for U.S president, cyclists are continuing to die in his city. The total

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More Protected Bike Lanes in Williamsburg, Park Slope and Sunset Park

A protected bike lane in Prospect Park West. (Photo via Park Slope Stoop)Next year, local cyclists will be happy to see almost five more miles of protected bike lanes on the streets of Brooklyn. Earlier this week, the Mayor’s office announced the 2019 project as part of the

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Local Politicians Preview 9th Street’s Vision Zero Redesign

PARK SLOPE – Deputy Mayor Laura Anglin visited Park Slope Thursday morning to join Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Council Member Brad Lander, senior NYC DOT officials, and transportation advocates for a walkthrough of the 9th Street Vision Zero safety redesign. NYC DOT Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Keith Bray previews the 9th

Bed Stuy

The Most Dangerous Spots in Brooklyn for Cyclists and Pedestrians

After analyzing data across the five boroughs, Localize discovered the areas in which cyclists and pedestrians are at three times greater risk of being injured are killed in a crash—and three of them are in Brooklyn. Which are the most dangerous neighborhoods? Williamsburg, Downtown and an area of Crown

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Park Slope Neighbors Meet To Map Out Dangerous Roads And Intersections

PARK SLOPE – The cafeteria of MS 51 was packed Wednesday evening with concerned locals eager to voice their concerns about dangerous Park Slope streets to Council Member Brad Lander and the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT). Park Slope Street Safety Town Hall (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Organized by the

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De Blasio Unveils DOT’s 9th Street Redesign Proposal

PARK SLOPE – Mayor de Blasio unveiled the NYC Department of Transportation‘s (DOT) redesign proposal for 9th Street between 3rd Avenue and Prospect Park West this morning during a press conference held at the intersection where Dorothy Bruns drove her car through a red light and killed two young children

Bay Ridge

Bay Ridge Man Sentenced For Drunk Driving Death of 17-Year Old

After a 2016 drunk driving crash took the life of a 17-year cyclist in Gerritsen Beach, a measure of closure has come to the case, as District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the driver was sentenced to jail yesterday for second-degree manslaughter. Thomas Groarke, 26, of Bay Ridge was sentenced by

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Canarsie Resident Killed Crossing Flatlands Ave

Looking east on Flatlands Ave towards E 85th Street. Mr. Diaz was struck while standing between the lanes, waiting for traffic to subside (Screenshot via Google Maps)CANARSIE – A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle while crossing Flatlands Avenue in Canarsie last month, succumbing to his injuries a week later.

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Elderly Woman Killed Crossing 86th Street in Gravesend

Looking east on 86th Street at West 8th, near where Judith Holmes was struck by a car while crossing the street (Screenshot via Google Maps)GRAVESEND – A pedestrian struck by a vehicle last Friday succumbed to their injuries and died on Tuesday, November 28, the NYPD reports. Judith Holmes, of

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Numbers Don’t Back Up Mayor’s Coming Crackdown Against E-Bikes

A delivery e-bike chained to a bike rack (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)Last month, when Mayor De Blasio announced a crackdown on e-bikes, his main concern was their danger to pedestrians. Some of his points were valid: e-bikes are fast, they’re silent, and they straddle the line between vehicles and

Police & Fire

Elderly Man Fatally Struck Crossing Flatbush Ave In Marine Park

Intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Avenue M, July 18, 2017 (Photo by Carly Miller/BKLYNER)On Sunday, an elderly man was struck and killed by a car while walking across Flatbush Avenue near the Marine Park border. The 83-year-old man was struck by a Toyota driving southbound on Flatbush Avenue,

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Governor Puts $5 Million Toward Making Atlantic Avenue Safer

Atlantic Avenue rendering via NYC DOTGovernor Andrew Cuomo announced last week that he will award $112.2 million to 81 projects that support bicycle and pedestrian safety enhancements and improve air quality across New York State. This is exciting news for Brooklyn because the borough received a nice piece of

Police & Fire

Man Fatally Struck By Minivan In Dyker Heights

A 71-year-old man was struck and killed last night while crossing 13th Avenue in Dyker Heights, said cops. The man was crossing midblock between 83rd and 84th Streets at 7pm on April 5 when he was hit by a silver Toyota minivan driving south on 13th Avenue, police reported. The

Central Brooklyn

Crash On Ave J Fuels The Fire Over Ocean Parkway Speed Limits

Doing a report on #traffic dangers on #oceanparkway and it really is no joke. Just witnessed a pretty bad #accident @News12BK #traffic pic.twitter.com/4Ze2PCQR4x — Kathryn Thomson (@kathrynthoms) March 24, 2017 While reporting on the ‘raise the speed limit on Ocean Parkway’ controversy, a News 12 reporter saw a

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Fixing ‘One Of The Biggest And Busiest Intersections In All Of Brooklyn’

Photo by vanessaku via InstagramMayor Bill de Blasio has announced plans for major improvements to city roads in an effort to increase safety for pedestrians and bicyclists in all five boroughs. Under the next phase of his Vision Zero Plan, the Mayor’s $1.6 billion investment to reduce traffic

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Mayor Unveils $400M In Vision Zero Funding For School Crossing Guards & More

Mayor de Blasio made his Vision Zero budget announcement at the intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues, which will be among DOT’s targets for major safety improvements in 2017. (Photo via NYC DOT / instagram)On Wednesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an additional $400 million for the city’s

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90-Year-Old Woman Struck & Killed By Car In Sheepshead Bay

Gravesend Neck Road at East 14th Street. (Screenshot via Google Maps)An elderly woman was struck and killed by a car in broad daylight on Gravesend Neck Road in Sheepshead Bay late last week. 90-year-old Wan Yeung was crossing Gravesend Neck Road when she was hit by an SUV turning

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Bensonhurst Car Wreck-Victim Antonietta Orlando Has Succumbed To Her Injuries

76th Street and 15th Avenue, the site of the crash. (Photo via Google Maps)Today, Bensonhurst has lost a mother and a neighbor. Our prayers are with the Orlando family on this sad day. On the morning of Wednesday, November 9, Antonietta Orlando, 72, was crossing 76th Street, just blocks

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Epoxy Gravel Laid Down As Latest Part Of Vision Zero Changes In Sheepshead Bay

Photo by Bob De ThomasYou may have noticed the light brown gravel that was laid down on East 15 Street between Avenue Z and Sheepshead Bay Road as well as the Jerome Avenue slip from East 17 Street to Sheepshead Bay Road. This is the latest change to that area