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Now Brooklynites Call For Permanent Open Streets In Williamsburg And Greenpoint
Another county heard from!
November 4, 2020
Real Estate Snafu Sinks NYC Ferry Service in Greenpoint
Greenpoint has lost ferry service for three days and counting after the city was seemingly caught unaware about the sale of the India Street dock.
October 19, 2020
Greenpoint Vols: Local Cops Are Only Interested In Harassing, Not Helping, Us
"Only now when we've taken up the slack are they saying, 'We want to have a conversation,'" said one volunteer.
July 21, 2020
City Safety Plan for Queens-Bound Cyclists: A Wrong-Way Detour
The big fix for Kent Avenue and Franklin Street in Greenpoint is not so big and not such a fix.
January 10, 2020
ARE WE SAFE ANYWHERE? Another SUV Driver Kills a Pedestrian, This Time a Senior Citizen
It's the second such fatality in Brooklyn in four days — and neither victim was even in the street!
September 13, 2019
Live from West Street: It’s NOT a Protected Bike Lane If Cars Can Park On It
As Rene Magritte would have said, "Ceci n'est pas un protected bike lane."
July 15, 2019
Antonio Reynoso Ready to Fight for a Grand Street Where Transit and Bicycling Come First
Brooklyn City Council Member Antonio Reynoso is ready to fight for a Grand Street dedicated to transit, biking, and walking.
September 8, 2017
Motorist Kills Joseph Ranieri, 71, in Greenpoint
Ranieri was crossing Meeker Avenue between Bridgewater Street and Gardner Avenue at around 6 a.m. when he was struck by a motorist driving a Jeep. NYPD withheld the driver’s name, identifying him only as a 30-year-old man. Police filed no charges and said the investigation is “ongoing.”
March 7, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Why Bike Lanes Need Protection
Why is it so important for bike lanes to have physical separation from traffic? Because without it, you never know when a two-ton metal box is going to fly across your path.
February 8, 2017
Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway Coming to Life on West Street
A two-way protected bike lane is taking shape on seven blocks of West Street in Greenpoint, one of 23 segments that will eventually comprise the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway.
January 5, 2017
