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Redesign for Brooklyn’s Fifth Ave. Shopping Strip Puts Customers First
"The core takeaway from the small business community on this strip is that they want a pedestrian- and transit-priority street," said the architect.
October 22, 2025
DOT Reveals Transformational Plan For Flatbush Ave. — But Needs To Get The Details Right
The bus-first transformation is an ambitious project that could speed buses by 20 percent while also calming the roadway's notorious traffic. But it's not perfect.
August 4, 2025
Park Slope ‘Car Condominium’ Sells For $250K Amid City Housing Crisis
A parking spot in Park Slope just sold for $250,000.
July 14, 2025
Double Whammy: NYPD Slaps Brooklyn Mom With Criminal Summons, $190 Fine
Meet Phaedra Paulson, a Brooklyn mom who is, apparently, Public Enemy #1.
June 16, 2025
Thursday’s Headlines: Lawyers Against Bike Lanes Edition
Mayoral candidate Jim Walden has no regrets about his past fighting the Prospect Park West bike lane. Plus more news.
October 31, 2024
Wednesday’s Headlines: Four for Fifth Edition
The good news? There's a new operator for the Fifth Avenue open street. The bad news? It's four blocks, down from 15 last year. Plus other news.
April 24, 2024
Money Problems: Brooklyn’s Fifth Ave. Open Street Loses Sponsor, While Vanderbilt Gets Trimmed
Even in two tony Brooklyn neighborhoods, a shortage of cash has left open streets struggling.
March 7, 2024
Cycle of Rage: Hey, DOT, Fix the Bottle, Not the Bottleneck
Faced with a massive car clot in the heart of a tony residential neighborhood, the DOT has a plan to ... create more space for cars.
October 30, 2023
DOT Continues to Ignore Dangers it Created on Brooklyn’s Fourth Ave
The Department of Transportation is still willfully endangering cyclists on Brooklyn's Fourth Avenue.
September 18, 2023
Cycle of Rage: The Park Slope Food Coop May Embrace Worker Exploitation
Why is the famously liberal member-run supermarket about to get in bed with delivery companies?
June 29, 2023
