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Two-Way Busway Proposed For Brooklyn’s Placard-Ridden Livingston St.
A bus priority project would convert Livingston into a one-way westbound for cars alongside the new two-way busway that serves 50,000 bus riders daily.
May 15, 2023
Ocean Parkway Bike Lane Fixes Finally Begin After Years of Delays
Repairs have finally started on the busted-up bike lane.
May 4, 2023
Monday’s Headlines: Better Bedford Avenue Edition
A diverse group of 150 cyclists led a procession up the "spine of Brooklyn" to call for protected bike lanes on Bedford Avenue. Plus other news.
April 24, 2023
Thursday’s Headlines: Construction Zone Chaos Edition
Transportation Alternatives and Bike New York will rally (and ride) to "#Fix4thAve" on May. Plus other news.
April 20, 2023
EXCLU: Brooklyn Academy of Music Claims Bike Lane Proposal Poses ‘Serious Safety Concerns’
The storied Brooklyn arts institution is throwing every possible excuse at local leaders in an attempt to stop a protected bike lane outside its campus.
April 19, 2023
‘Death Alley’: Driver Kills Woman on Atlantic Ave. Speedway in Brooklyn Heights
Police arrested a Brooklyn driver they say fatally struck a 31-year-old woman on Atlantic Avenue on Sunday night, throwing her body halfway down the block on the notoriously dangerous Brooklyn speedway.
April 17, 2023
Driver Who Killed 3-Month-Old Baby is Offered Nine Years in Plea Deal
Tyrik Mott had close to 100 red light and speed camera tickets on his record before he allegedly killed baby Apolline Mong-Guillemin in Fort Greene in 2021. He has until March 22 to either take the offer or go to trial where he faces up to 25.
March 16, 2023
Family of Killed Cyclist Will Seek $100M For City Negligence in Crash
“They knew and did nothing,” Sarah Schick's widowed husband Maxime Le Munier said on Monday.
February 27, 2023
OPINION: Mayor Adams Has Leverage to Force a Reluctant State DOT to Budge on the BQE
If Mayor Adams and his DOT really want a new end-to-end vision for the BQE, they should clearly say so — and compel the state back to the job using the legal tools at their disposal.
February 21, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: City to Launch Long-Overdue Traffic Study for Congested DUMBO
Any objective study would show what we all know to be true: that cars are the true culprit.
November 14, 2022
