Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Downtown Brooklyn

There’s a Great New Entryway to NYC’s Most Uncomfortable Bike-Ped Path

By Ben Fried | May 22, 2017 | 8 Comments

The new and improved entry path to the Brooklyn Bridge Promenade from Downtown Brooklyn is finally rideable. If the rest of the bridge path ever gets a widening and makeover to match this one, it will become one of the great walking and biking connections in New York.

A Trucker Ran Over a Cyclist, So the 84th Precinct Ticketed Cyclists

By Brad Aaron | Oct 12, 2016 | 37 Comments

Aaaaaand… @NYPD84Pct ticketing #bikeNYC again at Tillary and Jay. pic.twitter.com/g0uBuBjVW9 — DoorZone (@D00RZ0NE) October 11, 2016 Hours after a truck driver ran over a cyclist at Jay and Tillary streets yesterday, officers from the 84th Precinct were out ticketing cyclists. Streetsblog reader Paul Vogel, a.k.a. @D00rZ0ne, tweeted photos of officers ticketing people on bikes during the evening […]

Truck Driver Severely Injures Cyclist in Downtown Brooklyn

By Brad Aaron | Oct 11, 2016 | 258 Comments

Very bad at Jay and Tillary. Looks like KSI #bikeNYC. pic.twitter.com/kuC37iptto — DoorZone (@D00RZ0NE) October 11, 2016 A semi truck driver ran over a cyclist at the corner of Jay and Tillary streets in Downtown Brooklyn this morning. The crash happened at around 7:15. NYPD told Streetsblog the truck driver was turning right from Tillary onto […]

The Jay Street Bike Lane Won’t Work If NYPD Parks All Over It

By David Meyer | Aug 2, 2016 | 36 Comments

As crews restripe Jay Street to implement a curbside protected bike lane, some sort of learning curve is to be expected. Drivers need a little time to adjust to the new parking lane, which floats to the left of the bike lane buffer. But NYPD should know better from the start. Streetsblog reader Brandon Chamberlin snapped the […]

Eyes on the Street: The Jay Street Bike Lane Gets Protected

By David Meyer | Aug 1, 2016 | 3 Comments

That’s right: There’s now a stretch of parking-protected bike lane on Jay Street in downtown Brooklyn. The project’s not done yet, but this afternoon DOT tweeted this photo showing a rideable section on southbound Jay near Myrtle Avenue. Implementation of the Jay Street redesign began last Thursday, when crews started to remove the old un-protected bike lane markings overnight. When […]

Jay Street Protected Bike Lane Construction Begins Next Week

By David Meyer | Jul 22, 2016 | 6 Comments

Work on the protected bike lane on Jay Street in Downtown Brooklyn — including a new signalized crossing at the foot of the Manhattan Bridge — begins next Thursday, July 28. With around 2,400 cyclists a day, Jay Street is one of the busiest bike routes in the city — cyclists account for 34 percent of vehicle traffic during rush […]

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