Park Slope
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Bike-Share Stations Don’t Usurp Parking — They Are Parking
O'Donnell apparently believes parking for cars should be the default use for New York City curb space. He also seems to think the extensive public process for bike-share siting, which already happened, shouldn't count because people are now griping about parking. All this in a district where more than 75 percent of households don't own cars.
October 7, 2016
Good Riddance to the Prospect Park West Bike Lane Lawsuit
The people suing to remove the Prospect Park West bike lane have given up, more than five years after initiating a lawsuit that nearly sank New York City's bike program.
September 22, 2016
Witness Account of Park Slope Collision Contradicts NYPD Victim-Blaming
A witness believes the driver who severely injured a 20-year-old cyclist Wednesday night in Park Slope T-boned the victim as he rode across Sixth Avenue in the Ninth Street bike lane with the right of way -- contrary to NYPD's claim that the victim was hit head-on while biking against traffic on Sixth Avenue.
September 2, 2016
NYPD: Critically-Injured Cyclist Caused High-Speed Park Slope Collision
A 20-year-old man is in critical condition after he was hit by a driver while riding a bike in Park Slope last night. Though a witness said the driver was speeding, police blamed the victim for the crash.
September 1, 2016
Citi Bike Expands South of Atlantic Avenue
Yesterday, Citi Bike began installing stations in the Brooklyn neighborhoods south of Atlantic Avenue and west of Prospect Park. A few stations are already operating, according to the Citi Bike station map, with a total of 73 set to go live in the area in the coming weeks.
August 19, 2016
Why Not Fix the Flatbush/Atlantic/Fourth Hellscape With a Traffic Circle?
Could a traffic circle tame cars and trucks at the chaotic intersection of Flatbush, Atlantic, and Fourth avenues in Brooklyn? A team of architects thinks so.
August 5, 2016
78th Precinct Honors Mike Ameri’s Commitment to Safe Streets
The Bergen Street bike lane between Sixth Avenue and Flatbush was unofficially christened the "Inspector Michael Ameri Bike Lane" yesterday in honor of the late commander of NYPD Highway Patrol.
June 1, 2016
78th Precinct: Don’t Blame Us For Deadly Trucks on Neighborhood Streets
Brooklyn's 78th Precinct has developed a well-earned reputation for taking street safety seriously, but it wasn't on display at last night's precinct community council meeting, where local residents grilled police on the death of cyclist James Gregg last Wednesday and the lack of truck route enforcement in Park Slope.
April 27, 2016