This Week: Hear From Candidates Vying to Succeed Tish James

A candidate forum for the City Council district currently represented by Tish James — which includes Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights, and parts of Crown Heights — is the highlight on the Streetsblog calendar. Plus, lots of car-free events in Brooklyn coming up at the end of the week.

Keep an eye on the calendar for updated listings. Got an event we should know about? Drop us a line.:

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Vigil in Fort Greene for Lucian Merryweather Tonight

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There will be a vigil tonight for Lucian Merryweather, the child who died last weekend when a motorist drove onto a sidewalk in Fort Greene. Lucian was 9 years old. He was at least the tenth child age 13 and under to be killed by a New York City motorist in 2013, according to data […]

This Week: Rally for Speed Enforcement at #EverySchool

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On Thursday, victims of traffic violence, their family members, and other safe streets advocates will gather at City Hall to demand that state lawmakers pass a bill to allow NYC to put speed cameras in every city school zone. Currently, NYC can only deploy 140 speed cameras, and only operate them during school activities, even though there […]