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EXCLU: Brooklyn Academy of Music Claims Bike Lane Proposal Poses ‘Serious Safety Concerns’
The storied Brooklyn arts institution is throwing every possible excuse at local leaders in an attempt to stop a protected bike lane outside its campus.
April 19, 2023
‘Death Alley’: Driver Kills Woman on Atlantic Ave. Speedway in Brooklyn Heights
Police arrested a Brooklyn driver they say fatally struck a 31-year-old woman on Atlantic Avenue on Sunday night, throwing her body halfway down the block on the notoriously dangerous Brooklyn speedway.
April 17, 2023
Driver Who Killed 3-Month-Old Baby is Offered Nine Years in Plea Deal
Tyrik Mott had close to 100 red light and speed camera tickets on his record before he allegedly killed baby Apolline Mong-Guillemin in Fort Greene in 2021. He has until March 22 to either take the offer or go to trial where he faces up to 25.
March 16, 2023
Family of Killed Cyclist Will Seek $100M For City Negligence in Crash
“They knew and did nothing,” Sarah Schick's widowed husband Maxime Le Munier said on Monday.
February 27, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: City to Launch Long-Overdue Traffic Study for Congested DUMBO
Any objective study would show what we all know to be true: that cars are the true culprit.
November 14, 2022
No Courtesy, Professionalism or Respect for the Dead: Funeral Homes Blast Placard Abuse
The only three certainties in life are death, taxes, and placard abuse.
June 30, 2022
DOT: Two-Way Protected Bike Lane Coming to Ashland Place in Downtown Brooklyn
And a community board panel, which only recently rejected a plan to fix Schermerhorn Street, approved!
June 20, 2022
Cops Are Hogging Public Space in Poor Communities for Parking They Don’t Need: Report
The East New York Community Land Trust identifies 73 underused lots that it says could be developed into housing or commercial space.
May 21, 2022
OPINION: It’s Time To Mandate Composting Citywide
Small waste programs in underserved Brooklyn neighborhoods show it can be done, argues the Council's Sanitation Committee chairwoman.
May 5, 2022
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: The Finals! The 41st vs. The 84th
Welcome to the final match in our monthlong March (Parking) Madness contest. And there's really only one winner to this tournament.
April 5, 2022
