Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Sunset Park

State Senator Zellnor Myrie addresses the state Senate earlier this year. Photo: Courtesy Zellnor Myrie

State Sen. Zellnor Myrie on Gentrification, Master Plans and the Inherent Bias of Cops

By Dave Colon | Oct 29, 2019 | No Comments

The Crown Heights Democrat spoke with Streetsblog's Dave Colon about the future of Vision Zero enforcement (hint: more automated enforcement).

DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg at a presser last month. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Lander to DOT: Nice Bike Lane on Fourth Ave, But Finish It, OK?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 7, 2019 | 6 Comments

The good news was undermined by the admission that the DOT plan does not currently include a stretch between First Street and Atlantic Avenue.

Mirza Molberg holds a sign reminding drivers that they killed another person on Third Avenue on Monday. Photo: Ben Kuntzman

Tears for Em Samolewicz, Jeers for the Slow Pace of Road Safety Improvements

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 31, 2019 | 3 Comments

Samolewicz was the 18th cyclist killed so far this year — up from 10 all of last year.

The driver of this van admitted that he opened his door into cyclist Em Samolewicz, who was then hit by a truck. The van driver was finally issued a summons. Photo: Dave Colon

Van Driver Charged for Dooring Cyclist — But Tractor Trailer Driver Who Killed Her Is Free

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 30, 2019 | 22 Comments

The van driver who doored a Sunset Park cyclist, leading to her death under the wheels of a tractor trailer on Monday, has been given a rare NYPD summons for unlawfully opening his door into traffic, police said on Tuesday.

Mayor de Blasio announcing the BQX in February of 2016. Photo: Demetrius Freeman/Mayoral Photography Office

De Blasio Moves Forward With the BQX: Here’s Four Things You Should Know

By David Meyer | Aug 31, 2018 | 34 Comments

It is still unclear if this $2.73-billion thing is really going to happen.

Subway Repairs Push Back Most of the Fourth Avenue Redesign to 2019 or Later

By David Meyer | Jul 16, 2018 | 7 Comments

DOT expects only 10 blocks of the protected bike lane on Fourth Avenue to be implemented this year, and all work is contingent on the progress of MTA repairs to the subway tunnel below the street.

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