Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Brooklyn

Smith Street Zombie Invasion?

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 26, 2007 | 3 Comments

On a broiling hot day, the McBrooklyn blog spotted a half dozen people standing motionless at the corner of Smith St. and 2nd Pl. in front of a small news stand. Was it performance art? A zombie invasion? A protest over out-of-scale development? Click here to find the solution to the mystery.

Brooklyn Critical Mass: Feel the Love

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jul 21, 2007 | 9 Comments

Feel the Love: Brooklyn Critical Mass A StreetFilm by Clarence Eckerson Running Time: 3 minutes 51 seconds How about this: A Critical Mass bike ride, without arrests or unrest. In Brooklyn this has been the scene for three years running. Check out the NYPD getting along with the 150-or-so cyclists who ventured out last Friday […]

Kids Demand Respect in the Streets of Brooklyn

By Sarah Goodyear | Jul 20, 2007 | 5 Comments

A rendering of a mural proposed for Butler St. and Third Ave., one block from the Brooklyn intersection where a 4-year-old boy was killed by the driver of a Hummer in February. "A lot of drivers are driving recklessly and not seeing people as people," said 18-year-old Mike. He was one of a group of […]

Brooklyn Merchants Fight for Parking Over Affordable Housing

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 10, 2007 | 1 Comment

A group of profoundly confused Brooklyn merchants have convinced themselves that a nearby empty lot is better used for motor vehicle storage than affordable housing for 152 families. Oh, and by the way, the affordable housing plan includes an even larger parking lot beneath the building. The Daily News reports: A group of Williamsburg merchants […]

It’s Getting Better All the Time

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jul 9, 2007 | 1 Comment

NYC is ChangingA StreetFilm by Clarence Eckerson Jr. Running Time: 1 minute 55 seconds Clarence Eckerson put together a really nice little StreetFilm featuring some of the public space improvements that are now underway in various parts of New York City. He’s got before-and-after shots of 9th Street Bike Lane, DUMBO Pearl Street Piazza, Broadway […]

Ninth Street Earns Its Stripes

By Sarah Goodyear | Jul 5, 2007 | 19 Comments

The debate is over, and as of today the Ninth St. bike lanes are swiftly becoming a reality. Photo: Courtesy Zoe Ryder White

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