Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bushwick

Three Pedestrians and One Cyclist Dead in Weekend of Vehicular Violence

By Brad Aaron | Oct 1, 2012 | 6 Comments

Three pedestrians and one cyclist have been killed in the city since Friday night. Two drivers fled the scene, and two were reportedly exonerated by NYPD. At approximately 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Mary Gater was on the sidewalk on Jamaica Avenue near Sutphin Boulevard when an 85-year-old motorist, eastbound on Jamaica, “lost control” of a Chrysler […]

Eyes on the Street: At Knickerbocker Ave. Station, No Such Thing as TOD

By Noah Kazis | Nov 29, 2011 | 3 Comments

This isn’t what transit-oriented development is supposed to look like. Reader Christopher Taylor Edwards sent us these photos from two blocks of Knickerbocker Avenue in Bushwick. Immediately adjacent to the M train, suburban-style development — complete with single-story buildings, drive-throughs and underutilized parking lots — marks the end of a vibrant commercial corridor. One block down […]

Private Sanitation Truck Kills Pedestrian in Brooklyn

By Noah Kazis | Mar 18, 2011 | 13 Comments

The driver of a private sanitation truck hit and killed a pedestrian at the intersection of Broadway and Myrtle Avenue this morning, according to the NYPD. The driver hit the pedestrian, a man in his 60s crossing Myrtle, at 7:12 a.m and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The police, as usual, do […]

Garbage Truck Operator Kills Cyclist in Bushwick, Keeps Driving

By Noah Kazis | Jul 8, 2010 | 28 Comments

Varick Avenue at the corner of Meserole Street, where a cyclist was killed last night. Photo: Google Street View A garbage truck driver hit and killed a cyclist in Bushwick at around 8:50 p.m. last night. According to NYPD, the driver and the cyclist were both traveling on Varick Avenue, when the truck turned onto […]

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 […]

Last Weekend of Summer Marked by Child’s Death

By Brad Aaron | Sep 4, 2007 | No Comments

The city’s public schools are back in session today, and students, parents and staff at P.S. 24 in Sunset Park should have a safer intersection to contend with at 38th St. and Fourth Ave., near a BQE off-ramp, following a simple signal timing adjustment. The Daily News reports: After months of community pressure, city Department of Transportation […]

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