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Williamsburg Walks: Volunteer Orientation Tonight

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 16, 2008 | 2 Comments

Brooklyn’s Bedford Avenue will be going car-free for four Saturdays this summer. If you want to be a part of making the event happen, Billburg.com invites you to a "Williamsburg Walks" volunteer orientation session tonight. Boricua College186 N. 6th St. (bet. Bedford & Driggs Aves.)Brooklyn RSVPs are encouraged, but not mandatory. RSVP to williamsburgwalks [at] […]

New Bike Markings for North Greenpoint

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 16, 2008 | 13 Comments

Tipster Ryan Lee sends along some photos of new bicycle lanes being marked on Manhattan Avenue in North Greenpoint, Brooklyn today. He writes that the new lanes stretch from Ash St. to Greenpoint Ave. on both sides of the street and bike boxes are going in at the intersections. As always, you can find lots […]

Streetfilms: Pedestrians Storm Smith Street, Sans Autos

By Ben Fried | Jul 14, 2008 | 1 Comment

Every year, on the Sunday closest to Bastille Day, Brooklyn bistro Bar Tabac helps put on one of the city’s finest car-free events, turning two blocks of Smith Street into a neighborhood party. As restaurants take over sidewalks with café seating and shady tents, the center of the street transforms into a sandy arena for […]

Eyes on the Street: Bushwick Sidewalk Driver Gets a Pass

By Brad Aaron | Jul 9, 2008 | 7 Comments

From a tipster on Bogart Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn: I thought you might appreciate this picture. It was taken today out of my bedroom window. A car drove up onto the sidewalk, and the man in the car promptly got on his cell phone while sitting in the driver’s seat. Two police cars drove by […]

Eyes on the Street: A Summer Space on Montague

By Brad Aaron | Jul 8, 2008 | 6 Comments

In these shots from tipster Jeff Prant (more after the jump), Brooklyn Heights residents take advantage a car-free Montague Street this past weekend. Though the July 4th holiday, overcast skies, and inadequate publicity are all suspected to have affected turnout on its first week, those who missed out can enjoy Montague "Summer Space" events on […]

Transit Activist Gary Reilly in the Hunt for City Council Seat

By Brad Aaron | Jul 8, 2008 | 20 Comments

Gary Reilly, the Brooklynite whose petition drive for subway service improvements drew thousands of signatures last summer, is running to replace term-limited Bill de Blasio on the City Council. A Carroll Gardens resident and neighborhood blogger, Reilly has made transit the centerpiece of his campaign. "For me, investment in transportation infrastructure is the key to […]

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