Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Brooklyn

NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Killed Man in Brooklyn Crosswalk

By Brad Aaron | Feb 23, 2015 | 8 Comments

NYPD said charges probably won’t be filed against the driver of a private bus who ran over and killed a man in a Brooklyn crosswalk, though it appears the victim was crossing with the right of way. Police said Martin Hernandez Tufino, 64, was crossing Avenue M north to south at around 2:11 p.m. Friday […]

If You Walk in Brooklyn, Chances Are You’ll Cross a Street That Needs Fixing

By Brad Aaron | Feb 19, 2015 | 8 Comments

DOT released its Vision Zero pedestrian safety plan for Brooklyn today. As with analyses issued earlier this week of Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx, the Brooklyn report [PDF] singles out streets, intersections, and swaths of neighborhoods where motorists make it especially dangerous to walk. Judging by the “priority map,” most major streets in Brooklyn are in need […]

MTA Bus Driver Runs Over 15-Year-Old Girl in Brooklyn Crosswalk [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Feb 13, 2015 | 15 Comments

Update: NYPD told Streetsblog the bus driver involved in this crash was arrested and charges are pending. Transportation Alternatives tweeted that, according to police, he was charged under the Right of Way law. An MTA bus driver ran over a teenage girl in a Brooklyn crosswalk this morning. The 15-year-old victim was walking north across […]

In Brooklyn, Another Alleged Unlicensed Driver Faces Wrist Tap for Killing

By Brad Aaron | Jan 29, 2015 | 8 Comments

An allegedly unlicensed driver who killed a pedestrian in a Brooklyn crosswalk last month was not charged with criminal negligence by NYPD or District Attorney Ken Thompson. Meanwhile, legislation to increase the penalty for causing a death while driving without a valid license continues to languish in Albany. Raul Leone-Vasquez was crossing Bay Parkway at […]

Driver With Revoked License Not Charged for Killing East Flatbush Senior

By Brad Aaron | Dec 11, 2014 | 23 Comments

A driver with a revoked license killed a senior in Brooklyn Tuesday. As of Wednesday he was not charged by NYPD or District Attorney Ken Thompson for causing a death. The crash occurred in the 67th Precinct, where motorists have killed at least three pedestrians this year, and at least seven pedestrians since January 2013. […]

Pulaski Bridge Bike Path Now Scheduled to Open by End of 2015

By Stephen Miller | Dec 11, 2014 | 16 Comments

About a year behind schedule, a major project to improve walking and biking between Queens and Brooklyn is set to move forward in 2015. The project, originally scheduled to be complete this year, will convert one southbound car lane on the Pulaski Bridge into a protected bike lane, giving more breathing room to pedestrians on what […]

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