Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Boerum Hill

Congestion Pricing: Joan Millman is Not Convinced

By Aaron Naparstek | May 23, 2007 | 29 Comments

State Assembly Member Joan Millman’s Downtown and brownstone Brooklyn district includes some of the most politically progressive, environmentally-conscious and traffic-choked neighborhoods of New York City — neighborhoods that have been clamoring for traffic relief for years. Yet, Millman is, for now, opposed to Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan. In a letter sent to constituents who […]

Reverse Engineering Pedestrian Safety in Boerum Hill

By Andy | Nov 7, 2006 | 16 Comments

They are putting up a traffic light on my corner this week. It’s one of the last intersections in Boerum Hill with four-way stop signs, at Bond and Wyckoff Streets, and I can’t imagine who thought this was a good idea. It would seem obvious that stop signs are much preferable to a traffic light in this type of […]

Tomorrow: Protest Rally in Response to Atlantic Avenue Carnage

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 24, 2006 | 1 Comment

The Atlantic Avenue Betterment Association is holding a rally tomorrow in response to two horrific car killings in Boerum Hill in recent weeks. AABA has been fighting for years for more neighborhood-friendly traffic policies along the Avenue. Here are the details: Wednesday, October 25 at 10:00 am on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Bond […]

Brooklyn Traffic

By Aaron Naparstek | Apr 19, 2006 | 6 Comments

A correspondent sends in this photo of the morning commute on Bergen Street in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Moments before snapping it the photographer says he was "stopped at a light with six cyclists, all of whom looked at each other and smiled as if to say, ‘any more of us and we’ll need a permit!’" […]