Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Clinton Hill

Hilda Cohen, far right, at a press conference for Albany legislation to encourage safer driving. Photo: David Meyer

Laurie Cumbo Removes Safe Streets Advocate From Brooklyn CB 2 After Just Three Years

By David Meyer | Jun 11, 2018 | 19 Comments

Hilda Cohen was not reappointed, ostensibly to ensure turnover, but several CB 2 members who've served much longer than her were still given seats by Council Member Laurie Cumbo and Borough President Eric Adams.

New bus lanes are in place, but not yet in effect, on Fulton Street. Photo: Jon Orcutt

Eyes on the Street: Fulton Street Gets Its New Bus Lanes

By David Meyer | May 18, 2018 | 5 Comments

Council Member Laurie Cumbo tried and failed to get DOT to scale back the project.

This plaza on Myrtle Avenue took ten years to become a reality, but it was an immediate hit. "As soon as there were seats, people were sitting in them," said BID director Meredith Phillips Almeida. Photo: Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project

It Took DDC Six Years to Build This Clinton Hill Plaza

By David Meyer | Jan 22, 2018 | 7 Comments

The project was one of the first public space improvements identified by NYC DOT's plaza program, then became a poster child for the dysfunctional capital construction process at the Department of Design and Construction.

The city's plan to extend bus lanes on Fulton Street. Image: DOT

Cumbo Wants to Shut Down Fulton Street Bus Lane During Busy Afternoon Hours

By David Meyer | Nov 21, 2017 | 4 Comments

Scaling back the hours would render the bus lane useless during a time of day when thousands of people ride and the need to bypass car traffic is most acute.

Council Member Laurie Cumbo Opposes Fulton Street Bus Lane

By David Meyer | Nov 17, 2017 | 21 Comments

Cumbo is fighting a transit improvement that will benefit tens of thousands of people in an area where about two-thirds of households don't own cars.

The cars (and dumpster) that intrude into the bike lane by the 88th Precinct aren't going anywhere -- it's the bike markings that are shifting over. Photo: David Meyer

88th Precinct Won’t Stop Blocking the DeKalb Ave Bike Lane, So DOT Is Removing the Buffer

By David Meyer | Jun 21, 2017 | 18 Comments

Instead of changing how police park so their vehicles don't obstruct the bike lane and the sidewalk, a segment of the bike lane will lose its buffer from car traffic.

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