Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Brooklyn Heights

Local BID and CB 2 Ask DOT for More Safety Upgrades on Atlantic Avenue

By Stephen Miller | Apr 18, 2014 | 15 Comments

Last week, Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn became the city’s first “arterial slow zone” with a 25 mph speed limit. Now, a business improvement district on the avenue’s western end is asking for pedestrian safety upgrades, and Community Board 2’s transportation committee has signed on. “Pedestrian improvements are customer improvements,” said Atlantic Avenue BID Executive Director […]

Curb-Jumping Drivers Kill Women in Manhattan and Brooklyn; No Charges

By Brad Aaron | Feb 25, 2013 | 20 Comments

Two pedestrians have been killed by curb-jumping drivers since Friday in Manhattan and Brooklyn. On Friday evening at approximately 5:40, Martha Atwater was struck by the driver of a Honda truck after she stepped out of Atlantic Bagels Cafe at the corner of Clinton Street and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn Heights. The unidentified motorist was […]

Eyes on the Street: Summer Space Revisited

By Brad Aaron | Sep 26, 2012 | No Comments

Jeff Prant sent in this photo from last Sunday’s Summer Space, which just wrapped another season, on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights. Click here for Jeff’s photos from the first day of the inaugural Summer Space, back in the summer of 2008. Were we ever so young?

Two-Car Crash Sends Vehicle Into Brooklyn Heights Pizza Parlor

By Noah Kazis | Apr 11, 2012 | 2 Comments

A two-car traffic crash on Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights this morning ended with one of the vehicles plowing into the front door of Middle Eastern restaurant/pizza joint Fatoosh, as first reported by News 12. Hicks is a one-way street with one traffic lane and one parking lane. Luckily, the restaurant was closed and no pedestrians […]

On Path to Brooklyn Bridge Park, DOT Plans Safer Way Across BQE On-Ramp

By Noah Kazis | Jan 20, 2012 | 18 Comments

Just one of the many problems with running an interstate highway through the heart of an urban area is what to do with the on-ramps and off-ramps. Motorists accustomed to freeway speeds, or eager to reach them, can drive more aggressively than normal and without as much regard for pedestrians and cyclists. At one on-ramp to […]

DOT Plan: No More Fighting Over Scraps at South End of Brooklyn Bridge Park

By Noah Kazis | Jul 6, 2011 | 11 Comments

Last week we covered DOT’s proposed safety improvements for the north side of Brooklyn Bridge Park, where sidewalk extensions, bike lanes, and planted medians will all be used to help pedestrians and cyclists safely reach the waterfront. DOT is also turning its attention to improving access to the southern entrance to the park, presenting a […]

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