Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Flatbush

The car driven by the officers who responded to Claudia Galicia's request for help. Photo courtesy of Claidia Galicia

Cops Allowed A Driver To Harass a Cyclist He Doored — Then Wrote the Cyclist a Ticket

By Dave Colon | Jul 29, 2019 | 41 Comments

"These police wanted to make an example out of someone, like, 'Leave us along, we don't have time for this you crazy bicyclists.' But guess what? Most of the people who live around here ride bicycles."

The site of Abraham’s hit-and-run crash at Montauk and Sutter Avenue. Image: Google Streetview

Op-Ed: Communities of Color Need Protected Lanes, Too!

By Dave "Paco" Abraham | Jul 3, 2019 | 15 Comments

Bike-infrastructure inequities among neighborhoods continue — which is hard to square with Mayor de Blasio's stated goal of knitting together the "two cities" of New York. The Department of Transportation must fix the problem.

Eyes On The Street: Great B82 SBS Service Hurt by Cars, Golden, Felder

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 25, 2018 | 19 Comments

Simcha Felder sees "gridlock." We see selfish drivers who are getting in the way of an otherwise excellent bus.

Jeremy Morales, shown in the white circle, was killed in Brooklyn by a driver who did not stop. Image via WCBS

Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Cyclist Jeremy Morales at Nostrand and Church Avenues in Brooklyn

By Brad Aaron | Oct 2, 2017 | 8 Comments

Morales was at least the eighth person killed by a hit-and-run driver while biking or walking in NYC in 2017. Most hit-and-runs in the city don't result in arrests or tickets.

City Council District 40 candidates Brian Cunningham and Pia Raymond.

District 40 Candidates on Streets and Transportation Issues

By David Meyer | Sep 11, 2017 | 14 Comments

In the 40th District, covering parts of Flatbush, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and Ditmas Park, incumbent Mathieu Eugene faces challengers Jennifer Berkley, Brian Cunningham, and Pia Raymond.

Caton Avenue at St. Paul’s Place. Image: Google Maps

NYPD: No Charges for Trucker Who Dismembered Woman in Brooklyn Hit-and-Run

By Brad Aaron | Jan 19, 2017 | 3 Comments

It would be the second time this month NYPD declined to charge a motorist for leaving the scene of a fatal crash -- a felony.

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