Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Cobble Hill

The scene of the brutal crash on Atlantic Avenue. Photo: Citizen App

‘Death Alley’: Driver Kills Woman on Atlantic Ave. Speedway in Brooklyn Heights

By Kevin Duggan | Apr 17, 2023 | No Comments

Police arrested a Brooklyn driver they say fatally struck a 31-year-old woman on Atlantic Avenue on Sunday night, throwing her body halfway down the block on the notoriously dangerous Brooklyn speedway.

The scene of Monday night's crash. Photo: Henry Beers Shenk

UPDATE: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Brooklyn Senior on Speedway Atlantic Avenue

By Gersh Kuntzman and Henry Beers Shenk | Jun 1, 2021 | No Comments

A Brooklyn man was struck and left for dead by a driver late on Monday night a few feet from his home on Atlantic Avenue, a wide roadway that becomes a speedway in the wee hours.

Top candidates in the 39th Council district include (from left) Shahana Hanif, Justin Krebs, Briget Rein, Doug Schneider and Brandon West.

DECISION 2021: Race to Succeed Brad Lander in Brooklyn is a Laboratory of Transportation Ideas

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 1, 2021 | No Comments

Here's our primer on a key district that extends from Downtown Brooklyn to Flatbush and has been represented by Brad Lander and a former school board member named Bill de Blasio.

On a mission: The "Missed Connections" ride took bikers to a number of dangerous — but easily fixed — Brooklyn locations. Here, however, they are riding in the 4th Avenue protected bike lane. Photo: Vladimir Vince

Op-Ed: Bike Lane Missing? Danger Found

By Vladimir Vince | Aug 23, 2019 | 10 Comments

A group bike ride around Brooklyn shows that DOT has its work cut out for it. Here are small fixes that could keep cyclists and pedestrians alive.

Sheer Luck Prevents Curb-Jumping Driver From Killing People on Court Street

By Brad Aaron | Nov 28, 2017 | 11 Comments

A motorist drove onto the sidewalk and crashed into a movie theater in Cobble Hill. No one was injured, but fatal off-road crashes remain a regular occurrence in NYC.

Park Slope's 7th Avenue is slated for new bike lane markings and sharrows.

In the Works: 7th Ave Bike Lane for Park Slope and “Amity Street Wiggle”

By David Meyer | Dec 16, 2016 | 6 Comments

Many people at last night's Brooklyn CB 6 meeting wanted a more ambitious redesign for Seventh Avenue, but that doesn't seem to be on the table.

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