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Police Search For Fatal Hit-and-Run Driver Who Fled Queens Crash On Foot
A hit-and-run driver fled his car on foot after fatally striking a woman’s car early Tuesday morning in Queens, killing the 72-year-old passenger and sending the 56-year-old driver to the hospital.
September 10, 2019
Pol: State Legislature Can Mandate Now-Scrubbed L-Pocalypse Improvements
A senior lawmaker threatens unilateral action if the MTA and DOT don't heed community calls for better transit mitigations during upcoming tunnel rehabilitation.
March 1, 2019
The Pulaski Bridge Bikeway Is Open and It’s Magnificent
Pedestrians and cyclists don't have to settle for scraps of space on the Pulaski Bridge any more. This morning, the bridge's new two-way protected bikeway officially opened to the public, the culmination of a four-year effort to improve biking and walking access between Greenpoint and Long Island City.
April 29, 2016
Eyes on the Street: Pulaski Bridge Bikeway Looks Ready for a Ribbon-Cutting
Update: A DOT spokesperson tells Streetsblog that while finishing touches are being made, cyclists should follow the posted signage, which directs them to the shared pedestrian-bike path on the west side of the bridge. The new protected lane will be "unveiled" later this week.
April 25, 2016
DOT’s Meeker Avenue Safety Plan Is, Well, Meek
DOT unveiled its plan for pedestrian safety improvements along Meeker Avenue in north Brooklyn at last night’s Community Board 1 meeting, but board members and advocates with the “Make Meeker Move” campaign expressed disappointment with DOT's failure to specifically address the safety of bicycling.
January 13, 2016
Lentol: Safety Improvements Coming to Meeker Avenue in 2016
DOT will present safety improvements next month for Meeker Avenue by the BQE in Williamsburg, according to Assembly Member Joe Lentol. The department told Lentol's office it would bring a proposal to Brooklyn Community Board 1 on January 12.
December 16, 2015
Construction Has Begun on the Pulaski Bridge Bikeway
DOT has started work on the much-anticipated Pulaski Bridge bikeway, which will more than double the space for people walking and biking on the bridge.
March 24, 2015
Pulaski Bridge Bikeway Likely Delayed Until Next Year
One of the most anticipated livable streets projects of 2014 probably won't get built until next year.
October 8, 2014
McGuinness Boulevard Is NYC’s Third 25 MPH Arterial Slow Zone
Ask a Greenpoint resident to name the neighborhood's most dangerous street, and they'll likely point to McGuinness Boulevard, an infamous speedway that splits the neighborhood in half. Today, it became the city's third "arterial slow zone" to receive a 25 mph speed limit, retimed traffic signals to discourage speeding, and focused enforcement.
April 22, 2014
Overcoming Skepticism, Lentol Joins Families to Back 20 MPH Speed Limit
Yesterday, members of Families for Safe Streets traveled to Albany to speak with legislators about legislation to lower NYC speed limits and increase automated enforcement of dangerous driving. They came away with an early victory: Assembly Member Joe Lentol of Brooklyn, a street safety ally who had been skeptical of a bill to lower the city's default speed limit to 20 mph, surprised the families by showing up at their press conference and giving a moving speech about why he now supports the measure.
March 19, 2014