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Cops Seize Brooklyn Playground — Again — For Private Parking Lot, Threaten to Arrest Reporter for Trespassing
The Parks Department promised to evict the police so kids could play in the open air, but, well, cops...
November 6, 2020
Ride On: Brooklyn Bartender is Biking Door To Door To Provide Essential ‘Medication’
Man, you really need a drink right now — so call Tom Roughton and he'll bike it right over.
March 20, 2020
Reckless NYPD Drivers Insensitively Park Killing Machine in the Bike Lane
Not only are they horrible drivers, but cops at the 88th Precinct also made a mistake by blocking a bike lane with a car that had killed a beloved neighborhood resident.
January 26, 2020
Op-Ed: Pro-Development Message Downplays Gentrification Threat
Streetsblog has become the go-to place for a raging debate about housing policy!
October 1, 2019
Op-Ed: Bike Lane Missing? Danger Found
A group bike ride around Brooklyn shows that DOT has its work cut out for it. Here are small fixes that could keep cyclists and pedestrians alive.
August 23, 2019
Eyes on the Street: Flushing Avenue Bike Lane Takes Shape
Here it is, folks, your first look at just how great Flushing Avenue might be.
October 22, 2018
Laurie Cumbo Removes Safe Streets Advocate From Brooklyn CB 2 After Just Three Years
Hilda Cohen was not reappointed, ostensibly to ensure turnover, but several CB 2 members who've served much longer than her were still given seats by Council Member Laurie Cumbo and Borough President Eric Adams.
June 11, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Fulton Street Gets Its New Bus Lanes
Council Member Laurie Cumbo tried and failed to get DOT to scale back the project.
May 18, 2018
It Took DDC Six Years to Build This Clinton Hill Plaza
The project was one of the first public space improvements identified by NYC DOT's plaza program, then became a poster child for the dysfunctional capital construction process at the Department of Design and Construction.
January 22, 2018
Cumbo Wants to Shut Down Fulton Street Bus Lane During Busy Afternoon Hours
Scaling back the hours would render the bus lane useless during a time of day when thousands of people ride and the need to bypass car traffic is most acute.
November 21, 2017
