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Turn Out Tonight to Talk Street Safety With Brooklyn CB 2

By Ben Fried | Jan 21, 2010 | No Comments

A quick note about tonight’s meeting on motorist-cyclist relations put on by Brooklyn Community Board 2. "Sharing the Road, Sharing the Responsibility" — a panel discussion with NYCDOT, NYPD, Transportation Alternatives, and AAA — is an important one for cyclists to attend. This community district includes the approaches to the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges. If […]

Killer DWI Cop’s Defense: Victim Shouldn’t Have Been Drinking and Walking

By Brad Aaron | Jan 20, 2010 | 7 Comments

Andrew Kelly. Photo: Daily News The lawyer representing Andrew Kelly, the off-duty NYPD officer who last September killed pedestrian Vionique Valnord, then refused to submit to alcohol tests, has indicated that his line of defense will go something like this: The victim precipitated her own death by drinking at a wedding before my client ran […]

What’s Next at Grand Army Plaza?

By Noah Kazis | Jan 12, 2010 | 7 Comments

The asphalt expanse where Flatbush and Vanderbilt Avenues meet at the north end of Grand Army Plaza. Photo: Google Street View We missed it in the run-up to the holidays last month, but this item in the Brooklyn Paper is worth a longer look. DOT has announced its intention to implement some safety fixes at […]

Eyes on the Street: Hey Pal, Where’s the Fire?

By Brad Aaron | Jan 7, 2010 | 1 Comment

We’re accustomed to the dangerous disrespect shown by NYPD to non-driving commuters, but a tip we received yesterday shows that cops haven’t cornered the market on civil servants putting lives at risk. Our reader reports from Union and Eighth Avenue in Brooklyn: Today, at this known traffic spillover point, the operator of this FDNY vehicle […]

Elderly Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Ambulance Driver in Brooklyn

By Brad Aaron | Dec 15, 2009 | No Comments

A woman in her upper seventies to early eighties was hit by an ambulance at around 6 a.m. today while crossing Bay Parkway at the Belt Parkway in Bath Beach. The ambulance was carrying a patient. No word on whether lights and sirens were on. The driver passed a breath test, according to NY1. Watch […]

Guerrilla Stripers Paint Back Bedford Avenue Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Dec 7, 2009 | 12 Comments

Looks like some New Yorkers who bike on Bedford Avenue decided not to sit idly by after the city removed 14 blocks of bike lane in South Williamsburg. Multiple sources informed Streetsblog this morning that DIY, unofficial bike lane striping has appeared along the stretch of Bedford Avenue that was sandblasted last week. We don’t […]

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