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‘Circuit’ Broken: There’s a New Microtransit Service in Town (Sort Of)
Williamsburg residents have started seeing weird nine-seat electric vans plying the area's already crowded streets — and some, apparently, are getting free shuttle service to wherever they want to go in the neighborhood.
July 22, 2019
De Blasio Announces Grand Street Bike Lanes Will Stay, Ending L-Train Uncertainty
The future of the bike lanes had been uncertain since the day Governor Cuomo canceled the L-train shutdown. But Mayor de Blasio is suddenly on a roll.
April 24, 2019
Cops: We Have a Lead in Fatal Williamsburg Hit-and-Run
The driver will likely say he didn't know he struck the cyclist — a sure-fire way out of a "leaving the scene of an accident" felony.
March 4, 2019
Working Cyclists Mourn One of Their Own — And Demand More Safety
Cycle of pain: Another ghost bike, more outrage from cyclists and more promises from the city.
March 2, 2019
Pol: State Legislature Can Mandate Now-Scrubbed L-Pocalypse Improvements
A senior lawmaker threatens unilateral action if the MTA and DOT don't heed community calls for better transit mitigations during upcoming tunnel rehabilitation.
March 1, 2019
Williamsburg, Lower East Side, Corona and Ditmas Park Are Small-Street Danger Zones
Mostly, one-lane intersections are safe. But a new analysis by Localize shows where they are not.
February 8, 2019
L-Saster! Village NIMBYs Demand Removal of Bike Lanes; Speaker Johnson Says He’s Willing to Listen
Wait — what?
January 9, 2019
CYCLE OF RAGE: Mr. Mayor, Commit Now to Retaining L-Train Improvements
The mayor must keep the streetscape improvements — the bus lanes, the bike lanes, the carpool restrictions, the 14th Street busway, the ferries, the extended G trains, etc. — that were set in place for the L-train shutdown.
January 5, 2019
Kent Avenue Will Have More Protection for Cyclists, But Less Space for Pedestrians
Could the city be finally reining in the rogue parkers of South Williamsburg?
November 26, 2018
DOT Aims to Beef Up North Brooklyn Bike Network Ahead of L Train Shutdown
The plan will improve bike connections between the Bushwick bike network and Grand Street, but comes up short on Metropolitan Avenue by the BQE.
August 17, 2018
