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STATUS NO: DOT Backs Off Southern Brooklyn Bike Network
Safety be damned — another bike lane project is on hold.
September 10, 2025
EYES ON THE STREET: Ocean Parkway Remains A Cracked Ruin As Parks Dept. Delays
The Ocean Parkway bike lane is worse than it's ever been, and cycling advocates are fed up.
December 16, 2022
Safety Third! DOT Proposes Unsafe Bike Lanes in a ‘Priority’ District In Brooklyn
In central Brooklyn, the agency will bolster the neighborhood's existing painted lanes with ... more paint.
October 8, 2021
Legislator Refuses To Back Safety Measures at Vigil for Dead Child
A rally in Midwood shows the fecklessness of Brooklyn Council Member Chaim Deutsch.
September 13, 2019
City Says Safety is ‘Priority’ On Coney Island Avenue — But Roadway Is Still Filled with Cars
The city named Coney Island Avenue a safety "priority" in 2015. The roadway is as dangerous now as then. Streetsblog investigates what went wrong.
September 4, 2019
NINETEEN: Another Cyclist Killed, This Time on Brutal Coney Island Avenue [UPDATED]
Another cyclist — the 19th of this bloody, bloody year — is dead, hit by a driver on deadly Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn.
August 11, 2019
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A Hit-and-Run Driver Killed a Woman in Simcha Felder’s District Two Days After NYC Was Forced to Shut Off Speed Cameras
Felder’s obstructionism on speed cameras may have claimed a victim.
August 3, 2018
Will DOT and the MTA Prioritize Parking Over Tens of Thousands of B82 Riders?
It looks like the MTA and DOT are altering the plan for B82 Select Bus Service to appease electeds who don't want room for bus riders on Kings Highway.
April 16, 2018
Marty Golden and 5 Democrats Want to Block Better Bus Service on Kings Highway
The Southern Brooklyn pols are trying to nix bus lanes planned for the B82, one of the slowest bus routes in the borough.
March 22, 2018
Eric Gonzalez: Probation and $500 Fine for Driver Who Killed Disabled Woman and Fled
Krystyna Iwanowicz was crossing the street with a walker when Joseph Zayats hit her with a Jeep SUV and left her to die.
April 18, 2017
