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Proudly Anti-Safety: Brooklyn Pol Boasts of Getting DOT To ‘Pause’ Long Promised Bike Lanes
Even painted bike lanes are too "woke" for the MAGA warrior of Southern Brooklyn, Council Member Inna Vernikov.
May 21, 2025
Brooklyn Bike-Lane Proposal Finally Surfaces After Deutsch’s Departure
A long-awaited plan for a key waterfront connection on Emmons Avenue emerges after a Council member's expulsion.
October 26, 2021
Brooklyn Pol Who Fought Street Safety Measure Now Blasts DOT For Delaying It!
Chaim Deutsch, who said he would oppose "any [bike lanes] in my district," is suddenly hounding the DOT for one on Emmons Avenue. No one believes him.
February 5, 2020
Brooklyn Senior Mowed Down by SUV Driver in Sheepshead Bay
A Brooklyn senior citizen has died from injuries she sustained last week after the driver of an SUV ran her over in Sheepshead Bay in a late night collision.
December 18, 2019
Another Brooklyn Pedestrian is Dead — And Her Killer Driver is Uncharged
A woman was run down and killed by a driver on Avenue U in Bensonhurst on Sunday morning, cops said.
January 21, 2019
Cops Arrest Driver Months After He Killed a Brooklyn Pedestrian
Police on Thursday arrested the Staten Island driver who ran down and killed a Brooklyn pedestrian back in October — an interesting development because cops initially had said the victim was outside the crosswalk.
December 21, 2018
UPDATE: Cops Nab Driver Who Ran Over Man in Sheepshead Bay
Police say they have arrested the hit-and-run driver who killed a Brooklyn man as he was changing a tire on Shore Parkway in Bensonhurst last week.
December 7, 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: Six Months in Jail for Unlicensed, Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Francis Perez
Brian Young hit 28-year-old Francis Perez on Avenue V in Sheepshead Bay on September 23, 2016. Perez was carrying snacks for his 8-year-old son when Young slammed a Toyota SUV into him and kept going. Pursuant to the deal with Gonzalez, Young can get his license back in two years just by filling out DMV paperwork.
May 25, 2017
