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No Green: Meeker Bike Lane Delayed; DOT Blames Traffic Light Contractor
The upgrades — which promise to improve a mile-long stretch that is now a dangerous sluice between the Kosciuszko Bridge and Metropolitan Avenue — were slated to be done by the end of last year, but the DOT will only be part of the way done by the end of this year.
May 12, 2023
EXCLU: McGuinness Blvd. to Go On Road Diet for Protected Bike Lanes
The city plans to install protected bike lanes on both sides of deadly McGuinness Boulevard and remove a car lane in each direction as part of a major redesign of the highway-like north Brooklyn road, Streetsblog has learned.
May 3, 2023
Wednesday’s Headlines: Back to the Future Edition
A 15-year struggle to pedestrianize Bedford Avenue gets us thinking about activism, urgency and Council Member Chi Ossé. Plus all the other news.
October 26, 2022
North Brooklyn Seeks Some of that Jersey Barrier Magic on Grand Street
Without barricades, "it’s only a matter of time before the next preventable death," a letter to DOT states.
March 4, 2022
SEE IT: Cyclists Win (Or, More Accurately, Lose) on Kent Avenue in Brooklyn
There are more two-wheeled users of Kent Avenue than four- or more-wheeled, pollution-belching users. So why do cars and trucks get all the space?
May 27, 2021
Drunk Driver in Large SUV Kills Woman in Williamsburg: Cops
A drunk driver fatally struck a woman in Williamsburg on Friday afternoon, cops said.
February 27, 2021
School Bus Driver Kills 6-Year-Old In Williamsburg Hit-And-Run
Little Shimon Fried is the second child killed in a hit-and-run in under two months.
February 24, 2021
Now Brooklynites Call For Permanent Open Streets In Williamsburg And Greenpoint
Another county heard from!
November 4, 2020
BIKE SPIKE: Sales Are Up As NYC Embraces Socially Distanced Transportation
Williamsburg bike shop King Kog has reportedly done four years' worth of sales in just the two months since the coronavirus pandemic swamped New York.
May 18, 2020
Another Cyclist Injured Along Dangerous Flushing Avenue in Williamsburg
This is what happens when city officials ignore unsafe streets right in their faces.
January 10, 2020
