Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Cobble Hill

Top candidates in the 39th Council district include (from left) Shahana Hanif, Justin Krebs, Briget Rein, Doug Schneider and Brandon West.

DECISION 2021: Race to Succeed Brad Lander in Brooklyn is a Laboratory of Transportation Ideas

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 1, 2021 | No Comments

Here's our primer on a key district that extends from Downtown Brooklyn to Flatbush and has been represented by Brad Lander and a former school board member named Bill de Blasio.

On a mission: The "Missed Connections" ride took bikers to a number of dangerous — but easily fixed — Brooklyn locations. Here, however, they are riding in the 4th Avenue protected bike lane. Photo: Vladimir Vince

Op-Ed: Bike Lane Missing? Danger Found

By Vladimir Vince | Aug 23, 2019 | 10 Comments

A group bike ride around Brooklyn shows that DOT has its work cut out for it. Here are small fixes that could keep cyclists and pedestrians alive.

Sheer Luck Prevents Curb-Jumping Driver From Killing People on Court Street

By Brad Aaron | Nov 28, 2017 | 11 Comments

A motorist drove onto the sidewalk and crashed into a movie theater in Cobble Hill. No one was injured, but fatal off-road crashes remain a regular occurrence in NYC.

Park Slope's 7th Avenue is slated for new bike lane markings and sharrows.

In the Works: 7th Ave Bike Lane for Park Slope and “Amity Street Wiggle”

By David Meyer | Dec 16, 2016 | 6 Comments

Many people at last night's Brooklyn CB 6 meeting wanted a more ambitious redesign for Seventh Avenue, but that doesn't seem to be on the table.

5 Highlights From Last Night’s Bike-Share vs. Parking Meeting

By David Meyer | Oct 21, 2016 | 41 Comments

Last night’s Brooklyn Community Board 6 bike-share forum lacked the fireworks of previous meetings — no physical threats this time. While the tone was civil, the demands from the anti-bike-share crowd weren’t exactly reasonable. So far, Citi Bike has proven incredibly popular in CB 6, with some stations getting as much as seven rides per dock each day. That’s […]

Bike-Share Already Getting More Use Than Park Slope’s Free Parking Spots

By David Meyer | Oct 17, 2016 | 20 Comments

The new bike-share stations in Brooklyn south of Atlantic Avenue are getting a lot more use than your average free on-street parking space, according to recent Citi Bike data compiled by Carroll Gardens resident Viktor Geller [PDF]. Geller addressed the report to Brooklyn Community Board 6, which is holding a hearing on Thursday in response to complaints about bike-share stations […]

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