Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bay Ridge

The scene of Carol Langdon's death. Even in a Google photo, there's a car on the sidewalk and others double-parked.

Bay Ridge Pol: NYPD Must Crack Down on Rogue Car Dealerships After Pedestrian Was Run Down on the Sidewalk

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 16, 2021 | No Comments

"Some of these dealerships just don't care and now a woman is dead because a car was driving on the sidewalk," Brannan said.

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams (center), at a press conference in Brooklyn. Photo: Dave Colon

Jumaane Williams: ‘I’m Worried’ About Staying Safe When I Ride My Bike

By Dave Colon | Sep 9, 2020 | No Comments

The public advocate has questions about infrastructure and insurance after getting hit by a car driver last week.

Bike injuries are down but cyclists in Southern Brooklyn are still disproportionately getting hurt.
Photo: Hilda Cohen

Bike Injuries Still Up for the Year — And Southern Brooklyn Cyclists are Disproportionately Hurt

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 30, 2020 | No Comments

The plurality of cyclist injuries between March 16 and 22 were still in the same Southern Brooklyn neighborhoods.

The portion of the bike path between Sixth and Seventh avenues in Leif Ericson Park in Bay Ridge is overgrown. Photos by Gersh Kuntzman

UPDATED: Parks Department Removes Key Part of Bay Ridge Bike Network

By Eve Kessler | Mar 10, 2020 | No Comments

"Why does any agency get to unilaterally decide that a bikeway should be removed?" one activist asked.

The car that struck Frank Decolvenaere is severely damaged, suggesting a high-speed crash. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Defying Evidence, NYPD Won’t Say Driver was Speeding in Fatal Bay Ridge Crash

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 8, 2020 | No Comments

The badly damaged car — parked near the Bay Ridge police stationhouse — is riddled with damage consistent with striking a pedestrian at an excessive speed.

Frank Decolvenaere was killed at this corner in Bay Ridge. Photo: Dave Colon

UPDATE: Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Speeding Driver in Bay Ridge

By Gersh Kuntzman and Dave Colon | Mar 5, 2020 | No Comments

“I am deeply shaken by [this] death of a pedestrian — killed by a speeding driver," said the area's state senator.

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