Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bushwick

Tonight: Big Changes Proposed for Intersection Where Ella Bandes Was Killed

By Stephen Miller | Apr 22, 2014 | 10 Comments

Last year, 23-year-old Ella Bandes was killed by a turning MTA bus driver at a complex intersection on the Queens-Brooklyn border. On the anniversary of her death in January, her parents called on DOT to implement more aggressive street safety measures. Tonight, DOT is scheduled to present a plan to Queens Community Board 5’s transportation […]

Driver Fatally Strikes Bushwick Cyclist, Hits Cars, Leaves Scene [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Apr 9, 2014 | 3 Comments

Update: The cyclist has been identified by WNBC as Angel Torres. The driver remained at large Thursday morning. A driver killed a cyclist in Brooklyn this morning and injured another motorist before fleeing the scene on foot. The crash occurred at around 8 a.m., when a man driving a BMW sedan hit a man on […]

Restricting Housing Near Transit Won’t Make NYC More Affordable

By Stephen Miller | Feb 3, 2014 | 31 Comments

Weeks into his first term on the City Council, Antonio Reynoso is beginning to negotiate the tricky politics of housing and development in the neighborhoods he represents. So far, it’s tough to decipher whether his office will support the construction of walkable, transit-accessible housing that New York needs in order to keep the cost of […]

Big Pedestrian Island Proposed in Bushwick Avenue Traffic Calming Plan

By Stephen Miller | Sep 24, 2013 | 6 Comments

After receiving requests from the Graham Avenue Business Improvement District and the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council (yep, that one) for better sidewalks and safety improvements, DOT presented a plan [PDF] for Bushwick Avenue to Brooklyn Community Board 1’s transportation committee last week. The biggest change is proposed for the intersection with Seigel Street, where Bushwick […]

Ella Bandes, 23, Killed by MTA Bus Driver in Brooklyn; No Charges Filed

By Brad Aaron | Feb 13, 2013 | 1 Comment

A 23-year-old woman has died from injuries sustained when she was struck by an MTA bus driver in Bushwick last month. Ella Kottick Bandes was crossing Myrtle Avenue at Palmetto Street at around 11 p.m. on January 31 when she was hit as the driver of a B52 bus made a right turn, according to […]

Beware the Dread “Parking Lot for Bikes”

By Ben Fried | Oct 19, 2012 | 19 Comments

Looks like Queens Community Board 1 has some competition when it comes to irrational opposition to on-street bike parking. DNAinfo reports that a proposed bike corral at Wyckoff Avenue and Starr Street in Bushwick has some detractors at Brooklyn Community Board 4. “The transportation will be disrupted…and anyone hit by a car or bike coming […]

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