Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bay Ridge

Verrazano Bridge Path Advocates Release Map, Ask MTA to Commit to Study

By Stephen Miller | Sep 27, 2013 | 14 Comments

The Harbor Ring Committee, a coalition working to complete the missing link in a route around New York Harbor with a bicycle and pedestrian path across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, has released a map of the bike route, a 50-mile loop across four boroughs and Hudson County, New Jersey. Meanwhile, advocates are trying to get the […]

Bay Ridge CB Chair Disses Fourth Avenue Road Diet, Proposes Non-Starter

By Stephen Miller | Aug 5, 2013 | 5 Comments

After months of work between local residents and DOT, a plan for a road diet on Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge, advanced by Brooklyn Community Board 10’s transportation committee in May, was taken up by the full board in June. After many members said they had trouble understanding the proposal, the board voted to delay […]

CB 10 Delays Vote on Fourth Avenue Safety Plan Until October

By Stephen Miller | Jun 18, 2013 | 5 Comments

After months of working with DOT and local residents on a traffic calming safety plan for Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Community Board 10 voted last night, 25-11, to delay a decision on the project. The vote effectively rules out the installation of safety treatments on the avenue this year; if the board votes in […]

In Bay Ridge and Park Slope, Fourth Ave Traffic Calming Moves Forward

By Stephen Miller | May 20, 2013 | 3 Comments

Last year, DOT redesigned Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park to calm traffic by widening pedestrian medians and reducing the number of motor vehicle lanes. Similar improvements are now on track for Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge and Park Slope. Last Thursday, Community Board 6’s transportation committee voted 14-1 to support the Park Slope plan. In Bay […]

Motorists Killed at Least Two Pedestrians in Marty Golden’s District in April

By Brad Aaron | May 16, 2013 | 17 Comments

A pedestrian struck by a motorist on April 1 in Bay Ridge died from her injuries. The crash occurred on a section of Fourth Avenue where DOT plans to install a pedestrian fence, and in a precinct where NYPD writes a speeding ticket once every five days. The victim, a 30-year-old female whose name was […]

Motorist Kills Senior in District of Speed Cam Foe Marty Golden [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | May 1, 2013 | 7 Comments

Update: The Home Reporter reports that the elderly victim of this crash has died. Residents of Bay Ridge are again calling for measures to rein in reckless motorists after a Tuesday crash that sent at least one pedestrian to the hospital. The crash occurred in the district of State Senator Marty Golden, who has blocked […]

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