Sunset Park
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Eyes on the Street: Safer Crossings on Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn
Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park, from 65th Street to 15th Street, is getting its road diet after Brooklyn Community Board 7 overwhelmingly approved changes to the street in May.
October 10, 2012
Alberto Serrano Killed in Brooklyn, Driver Charged With Manslaughter
A driver has been charged with manslaughter and homicide for the hit-and-run death of a Brooklyn pedestrian.
August 8, 2012
CB 7 Approves 50-Block Ped Safety Project for Sunset Park’s Fourth Ave
In an overwhelming 31-2 vote (with three abstentions), Brooklyn Community Board 7 passed a motion last night in favor of re-engineering Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park for greater safety. The NYC DOT project [PDF] will add a substantial amount of pedestrian space at intersections from 65th Street to 15th Street, widening medians and narrowing crossing distances on the 88-foot wide street.
May 17, 2012
Deadly Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park Poised to Get Life-Saving Road Diet
It's hard to imagine a street in more dire need of a safety upgrade than Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Lined with schools, senior centers, subway stations, churches and stores -- and situated in one of the city's top walk-to-work neighborhoods -- the street is a magnet for pedestrians of all ages. It's also a speedway for motorists. Now it looks like this part of Fourth Avenue will get a safety-minded makeover as soon as this fall.
May 3, 2012
Hylan Blvd SBS Relies More on Fast Payment and Signals, Less on Bus Lanes
When it comes to Staten Island, the Department of Transportation and MTA are considering a different model for Select Bus Service.
September 22, 2011
Sunset Park Greenway: Big Challenges, Bigger Potential
A full crowd of about 60 people turned out for NYCDOT's Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway workshop in Sunset Park last night. The meeting was the second of four sessions the city is putting on with the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative and the Regional Plan Association, as the years-in-the-making project of a continuous pedestrian and bicycle path tracing the Brooklyn waterfront moves from the concept phase to more detailed planning and engineering.
April 9, 2010
Designing NYC Streets for the 21st Century
Earlier this week Transportation Alternatives announced the winners of its "21st Century Street" design competition, selecting three entries from more than a hundred submissions re-imagining the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street in Brooklyn.
November 6, 2008
Last Weekend of Summer Marked by Child’s Death
The city's public schools are back in session today, and students, parents and staff at P.S. 24 in Sunset Park should have a safer intersection to contend with at 38th St. and Fourth Ave., near a BQE off-ramp, following a simple signal timing adjustment.
September 4, 2007
Senator in Gridlocked Brooklyn District Has Doubts About Pricing
For a sense of the challenge that lays ahead for congestion pricing supporters, take a look at the mailer that Brooklyn Democratic State Senator Velmanette Montgomery sent to all of her constituents last week. Montgomery has a smart, engaged staff when it comes to transportation policy and she has often been helpful when it comes to Livable Streets issues.
July 23, 2007