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Bay Ridge CB Chair Disses Fourth Avenue Road Diet, Proposes Non-Starter
After months of work between local residents and DOT, a plan for a road diet on Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge, advanced by Brooklyn Community Board 10's transportation committee in May, was taken up by the full board in June. After many members said they had trouble understanding the proposal, the board voted to delay making a decision. But an informational meeting about the plan last Wednesday didn't include a presentation from DOT, and a report from the board's chair might have sowed even more confusion as a scheduled vote approaches in October.
August 5, 2013
TA: 88% of Brooklyn Drivers Are Speeding, And Almost None Get Tickets
Transportation Alternatives observed nearly nine in ten Brooklyn motorists breaking the speed limit while compiling data for its new report on dangerous driving [PDF], but enforcement from NYPD remains almost non-existent. In fact, TA says it clocked more drivers speeding in 12 hours than NYPD ticketed in all of 2011. That's why speed cameras are necessary for city streets.
June 17, 2013
Shameless: Daily News Tries Linking Death of Senior Cyclist to Bike-Share
A senior riding a bike in Bath Beach was killed by a motorist Monday, and the Daily News used the crash to criticize the city's new bike-share system.
May 28, 2013
Bergen Street Cyclists Thank NYPD Precinct for Protected Bike Lane
Bergen Street near Flatbush Avenue used to be a trouble spot for cyclists going from Prospect Heights to Park Slope, with one segment of the bike lane frequently obstructed by police vehicles. Last summer, a guerrilla protected lane appeared, buffered by orange cones, then disappeared, then reappeared, incredibly, in the form of metal crowd control barriers from the NYPD's 78th Precinct. The barriers have stood in place for over five months. Now, cyclists are thanking the precinct for taking action.
May 1, 2013
Irvin Gitlitz, 83, Was First of Two Pedestrian Fatalities Wednesday
The pedestrian killed by a truck driver at Flatbush and Atlantic on Wednesday has been identified as Irvin Gitlitz, 83, according to NYPD.
April 4, 2013
Brooklyn Victim Is Third NYC Pedestrian Killed by Truck Driver in Five Weeks
Update: NYPD has identified the victim as 83-year-old Irvin Gitlitz.
April 3, 2013
A Collective Tries to Make Cargo Bike Deliveries Work in Brooklyn
New York's cargo bike industry is a tough business. One of the top constraints is geography. Most of the current operators, like the ones we profiled last week, concentrate on Manhattan below 96th Street. But a new group is trying to organize cargo deliveries in Brooklyn.
February 26, 2013
David Greenfield Monitoring Investigation of Crash That Killed Bystander
City Council Member David Greenfield is keeping an eye on the investigation into a fatal collision in Brooklyn last weekend, which so far points to the culpability of both drivers involved in the crash.
December 12, 2012
NYPD: “No Criminality” When SUV Drivers Collide, Plow Into Family
No one was criminally responsible for a grisly high-speed crash in Brooklyn this weekend that left one bystander dead and three members of her family injured, according to NYPD.
December 10, 2012
78th Precinct Sets Up Protected Bike Lane on Bergen Street
The guerrilla bike lane on Bergen Street now has an official imprimatur. It may be hard to believe, but the tug-of-war over whether bike riders or parked cars from the 78th Precinct belong in the Bergen Street bike lane -- tough one, isn't it? -- now has an unexpected referee. Over the weekend, NYPD barriers popped up on the edge of the bike lane where it approaches Flatbush Avenue, replicating a citizen-led effort that flourished for about a week this summer.
November 20, 2012