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THE ULTIMATE OBIT: The Real, Unabridged, Authorized, Warts-and-All Saga of Brooklyn Trolley King Bob Diamond
A New York original and unsung genius who many thought was a crank, he discovered a long-forgotten subway tunnel under Atlantic Avenue.
September 6, 2021
‘Honest Mistake’? Brooklyn DA Detective Offers Poor Excuse for the Kind of Illegal Parking that Kills Cyclists
Of all the people to park in a bike lane!
November 23, 2020
So Far, So Good: Early Results Show Faster Transit Trips on Jay Street Busway
Bus speeds are up 50 percent!
October 15, 2020
Eyes on the Street: Jay Street Busway is a Work In Progress
First of five planned busways is missing paint and stops — and the placard abusers haven't gone anywhere.
August 31, 2020
Good News: The Jay Street Busway Starts On Aug. 31
The Age of Cars on Jay Street is coming to a close. The Age of Buses is set to begin.
August 25, 2020
Jay Street Busway Will Do More To Stop Placard Abuse Than the NYPD Ever Did
Two out of every three parked cars on the stretch between Livingston and Tillary streets had "parking permits" in their windshield — and more than one-third were total shams, the DOT said.
July 17, 2020
City To End Parking at Brooklyn Borough Hall — Once The Beep Leaves Office
The Parks Department has finally lowered the boom — well, sort of. Parking will be banned starting in 2022, after Borough President Eric Adams leaves office.
January 23, 2020
Brooklyn Pol: I Will Get Cops Out of Schermerhorn Street Bike Lane!
Can Council Member Steve Levin accomplish what Council Member Steve Levin has failed to accomplish for nearly all of his two terms?
January 14, 2020
Streetsies 2019: Placard Abuse of the Year
We live in hope that this scourge, after many reform attempts, will end. But we're not counting on it.
December 27, 2019
Brooklyn ‘Shared Streets’ Are the Start of Something Bigger
An application of "Tactical Urbanism" that could expand elsewhere in the city.
October 4, 2019
