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Op-Ed: Communities of Color Need Protected Lanes, Too!
Bike-infrastructure inequities among neighborhoods continue — which is hard to square with Mayor de Blasio's stated goal of knitting together the "two cities" of New York. The Department of Transportation must fix the problem.
July 3, 2019
Eyes On The Street: Great B82 SBS Service Hurt by Cars, Golden, Felder
Simcha Felder sees "gridlock." We see selfish drivers who are getting in the way of an otherwise excellent bus.
October 25, 2018
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Cyclist Jeremy Morales at Nostrand and Church Avenues in Brooklyn
Morales was at least the eighth person killed by a hit-and-run driver while biking or walking in NYC in 2017. Most hit-and-runs in the city don't result in arrests or tickets.
October 2, 2017
City Council District 40 Candidates on Streets and Transportation Issues
In the 40th District, covering parts of Flatbush, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and Ditmas Park, incumbent Mathieu Eugene faces challengers Jennifer Berkley, Brian Cunningham, and Pia Raymond.
September 11, 2017
NYPD: No Charges for Trucker Who Dismembered Woman in Brooklyn Hit-and-Run
It would be the second time this month NYPD declined to charge a motorist for leaving the scene of a fatal crash -- a felony.
January 19, 2017
Private Trash Hauler Critically Injures Cyclist in Flatbush [Updated]
Update: NYPD identified the victim of this crash as Derrick Belton, 44. Belton died from his injuries on August 21, according to police.
August 19, 2016
Assembly Member Nick Perry Tried to Weaken Bus Lanes All Over NYC
Upset at the prospect of camera-enforced bus lanes on Utica Avenue, which carries more bus passengers than all but a few other streets in New York, Assembly Member N. Nick Perry introduced a bill in Albany this session that would have rendered every bus lane in the city next to useless during midday hours. The bill picked up a sponsor in the State Senate majority -- Brooklyn Republican Marty Golden, who later withdrew the bill, preventing a vote.
July 11, 2016
Relief for Riders on Brooklyn’s Busiest Bus Route as B46 SBS Debuts
The B46 on Utica Avenue is Brooklyn's busiest bus route, with more than 44,000 trips each weekday. Like other high-volume NYC bus routes, the B46 has also been susceptible to paralyzing traffic congestion and a boarding process that takes ages, as each passenger dips a Metrocard at the front of the bus. But B46 riders got some relief from slow, unreliable service this weekend with the launch of Select Bus Service.
July 7, 2016
DA Ken Thompson: Charges for Punching Driver, No Charges for Killing Child
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson is prosecuting the man accused of punching the driver who killed 8-year-old Jadann Williams in Flatbush, but Thompson filed no charges against the driver.
September 2, 2015
No Charges for Driver Who Killed Jadann Williams, 8, on Flatbush Cul-de-Sac
Eight year-old Jadann Williams, who neighbors say loved sports and wanted to become a basketball star, was playing on a dead-end street just steps from her Flatbush home yesterday afternoon when a driver struck and killed her.
August 27, 2015