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City Council Member Alexa Aviles speaks to marchers at a World Day of Remembrance march in Sunset Park. Photo: Dave Colon

Council Member Alexa Aviles: DOT Needs to Do ‘Better’ with Plan for 7th and 8th Avs.

By Dave Colon | Dec 5, 2022 | No Comments

When the Department of Transportation pitched a plan last to turn two-way Seventh and Eighth avenues in Sunset Park into one-way streets, with traffic-calming measures like protected bike lanes and expanded sidewalks, there was a backlash and the agency pulled back. But now the neighborhood has new leadership — and we spoke to her!

A bike lane snow plow at DSNY's Spring Street garage. Photo: Kevin Duggan

SNOW PROBLEM? Sanitation Has Bigger Fleet of Bike Lane Plows, But Same Old Car-First Cleanup Plan

By Kevin Duggan | Nov 23, 2022 | No Comments

New York's Strongest are gearing up to clear bike lanes of snow this winter — but they must still wait for car lanes first.

Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere shows off the future of Ninth Avenue. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

STREETFILMS: Riding Around with Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere

By Streetsblog | Nov 16, 2022 | No Comments

Check out Eighth Avenue ... with a comedian! Charlie Todd from the city-based troupe Improv Everywhere rode around to show off the Department of Transportation's transformational redesign of Eighth and Ninth avenues.

Eighth Avenue and 48th Street in Sunset Park, still a two-way street almost a year after the city said it would be turned into a one-way street. Photo: Dave Colon

Days After Two Girls Were Critically Injured, DOT Hits Reset on its Sunset Park Safety Fix

By Dave Colon | Nov 9, 2022 | No Comments

Back to the drawing board. The Department of Transportation has scrapped a redesign of two dangerous avenues in Brooklyn that the agency proposed fixing in 2021.

Monday’s Headlines: Post Haste Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Nov 7, 2022 | No Comments

We often link to New York Post articles in our daily headlines digest because on any given day, the paper transcends its toxic politics to provide good reporting on the city. Not so over the weekend. Plus all the other news.

Justice is a dish best served blaze orange.

UPDATE: Restler Bill to Allow Residents to Ticket Dangerous Drivers Gaining Steam

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 7, 2022 | No Comments

A City Council bill that advocates believe will unleash a nicely remunerated civilian army against drivers who recklessly block roadways and bike lanes is looking likely to move ahead.

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