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Slow Zone, Next Round of Bike Routes on Tap for Brownsville, East New York
The fledgling bike lane network in Brownsville and East New York will continue to grow. The second of three rounds of painted on-street bike lanes -- mapped out in a planning process initiated by neighborhood residents -- is set to be installed by the end of the year, pending the support of Community Boards 5 and 16 later this month.
June 11, 2014
Imagining a New Atlantic Avenue for de Blasio’s New York
Atlantic Avenue is one of New York’s most prominent streets, and in most respects, it is completely broken.
May 1, 2014
No Charges Filed for Pedestrian Deaths in Jamaica and East New York
Editor's note: As we were finishing up this story, Gothamist reported that a 36-year-old cyclist was killed this morning in Claremont, and that another cyclist struck by a truck driver in Downtown Brooklyn earlier this month has died from his injuries. We will have more on these fatalities in a future post.
October 30, 2013
Brownsville Will Get Bike Lanes After Supportive Vote from CB 16
Good news out of Brooklyn last night: After a community-driven process that started in 2011, Community Board 16 voted to support painted bike lanes and sharrows on 15 miles of Brownsville streets.
February 27, 2013
Brooklyn CB 16 Committee Votes to Bring Bike Lanes to Brownsville
The transportation committee of Brooklyn Community Board 16 last night voted in favor of a plan to stripe Brownsville's first bike lanes, reports Nupur Chaudhury of the local non-profit Brownsville Partnership.
January 4, 2013
Public Takes to Plazas in East New York and Fort Greene
This weekend, three Brooklyn plazas became hubs of neighborhood activity.
December 5, 2012
Three Killed in Traffic in Three Days as City Council Dithers
Three pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes on consecutive days in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan this weekend.
October 22, 2012
James Neverson Killed by Motorist in East New York; No Charges Filed
An MTA bus driver was struck and killed on his way to work in East New York Tuesday morning.
September 19, 2012
Envisioning a Neighborhood Bike Plan for East New York and Brownsville
After local residents and community organizations began organizing to bring bike lanes to East New York and Brownsville last year, NYC DOT is developing a plan to stripe the first bike routes directly through these neighborhoods, and more could be on the way.
June 21, 2012
Double Bus Lane and Sidewalk Extensions to Boost East New York Transit Hub
The Department of Transportation unveiled a new design for one of Brooklyn's most important transit hubs at a community board meeting Monday evening. By turning a single block of Van Sinderen Avenue into a one-way street, DOT plans to improve bus service and build new pedestrian space at East New York's Broadway Junction, which serves five subway lines and five bus routes [PDF].
May 18, 2012