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Commercial Driver Kills 81-Year-Old Woman on Atlantic Avenue
Of 20 pedestrians killed on NYC surface streets in 2017, at least 13 were seniors.
March 21, 2017
Basic Pedestrian Upgrades Coming to Conduit Blvd, But No Bike Infrastructure
Last month, DOT revealed its plan to make Conduit Boulevard less of a barrier between neighborhoods near the southeast Brooklyn-Queens border [PDF]. With better, more frequent pedestrian crossings, the project should make it easier for residents to get from one side of Conduit to the other, but the design doesn't include any bike infrastructure and leaves much of the high-speed geometry of the street intact.
July 15, 2016
Change Is Afoot on Conduit Blvd, a Speedway Dividing Neighborhoods
Conduit Boulevard, a wide and dangerous road where drivers speed to and from JFK Airport, could get much-needed safety improvements from DOT between Atlantic Avenue and Sutter Avenue this year.
April 13, 2016
Atlantic Avenue Speedway Claims Life of Rodney Graham, 49
Early Sunday morning, Rodney Graham was killed while crossing Atlantic Avenue when he was struck twice by separate motorists. Street safety advocates are calling on the city to implement significant design changes to prevent more loss of life.
January 11, 2016
Rukhsana Khan, 41, Third Pedestrian Killed by MTA Bus Driver in November
New York City motorists killed three people walking over the holiday break.
November 30, 2015
Street Seats and Bike Lanes Come to Brownsville and East New York
Livable streets improvements are rolling out for residents of Brownsville and East New York. Two new Street Seats have popped up just blocks from each other on Pitkin Avenue and Mother Gaston Boulevard. Meanwhile, DOT is installing the neighborhood's latest round of bike lanes.
August 12, 2015
Zero Vision in DOT’s “Great Streets” Plan to Revamp Atlantic Avenue
The de Blasio administration's Vision Zero "Great Streets" initiative aims to improve safety on the city's most dangerous streets. Will NYC DOT implement designs that are bold enough to save lives and prevent serious injuries? It's not looking that way on Atlantic Avenue.
July 17, 2015
NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Killed Woman on Brooklyn Sidewalk
NYPD filed no charges against a motorist who cut a swath of destruction through East New York, striking two people on a sidewalk and killing one of the victims.
July 17, 2015
Last Chance to Tell DOT How to Make Linden Boulevard Safer
Linden Boulevard is a dangerous relic of a street, a surface-level highway that rivals Queens Boulevard for sheer awfulness. If you have ideas about what needs to change on Linden Boulevard, DOT wants to hear about it.
April 3, 2015
Linden Boulevard Claims Another Life — Safety Workshop Tomorrow
On Monday night in East New York, a truck driver turning left from Ashford Street struck and killed Regina Stevenson, 41, as she crossed Linden Boulevard, one of the most dangerous streets in Brooklyn.
February 11, 2015