Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Cobble Hill

Imagining a New Atlantic Avenue for de Blasio’s New York

By John Petro | May 1, 2014 | 6 Comments

Atlantic Avenue is one of New York’s most prominent streets, and in most respects, it is completely broken. Stretching more than ten miles, Atlantic cuts through several neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens while functioning mainly as an urban highway for private motorists and truckers making their way east, toward the Van Wyck and Long Island, or […]

Local BID and CB 2 Ask DOT for More Safety Upgrades on Atlantic Avenue

By Stephen Miller | Apr 18, 2014 | 15 Comments

Last week, Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn became the city’s first “arterial slow zone” with a 25 mph speed limit. Now, a business improvement district on the avenue’s western end is asking for pedestrian safety upgrades, and Community Board 2’s transportation committee has signed on. “Pedestrian improvements are customer improvements,” said Atlantic Avenue BID Executive Director […]

Brooklyn CB 2 Committee Supports PARK Smart for Atlantic, Court, and Smith

By Stephen Miller | Feb 20, 2013 | 7 Comments

On-street parking reform for Atlantic Avenue, Court Street, and Smith Street in Brooklyn moved ahead last night with a 6-0-1 vote from Community Board 2’s transportation committee in favor of a new DOT PARK Smart zone. The proposal [PDF], prompted by a request from the owner of Sahadi’s, aims to curb traffic and increase on-street […]

Eyes on the Street: A New Bike Corral and a Safer Intersection in Cobble Hill

By Stephen Miller | Nov 30, 2012 | 30 Comments

Yesterday, DOT crews installed a bike corral on Court Street near the intersection with Pacific Street, in a “no standing” zone that was often ignored. Like other bike corrals the city has recently installed, this one will improve safety for pedestrians by keeping the corner visible to turning drivers. It’s also going to improve customer access […]

You Can’t Catch Speeders If You Don’t Have a Radar Gun

By Noah Kazis | May 25, 2012 | 3 Comments

Here’s how unconcerned the New York Police Department is with deadly traffic violations: For at least a month, and possibly longer, reports DNAinfo, Brooklyn’s 76th Precinct went without a radar gun. Perhaps due to said lack of a radar gun, the 76th Precinct issued almost no speeding tickets in 2012 until this month: all of […]

Timothy Keith Killed by Cab Driver in Brooklyn, No Charges Filed

By Brad Aaron | Apr 27, 2012 | 4 Comments

Timothy Keith, the 5-year-old boy who was hit by a cab driver in Brooklyn earlier this month, died days later from his injuries. Timothy was walking with his parents on Hicks Street in Cobble Hill on the afternoon of April 14 when, according to NYPD, he ran into the street and was struck by a cab […]

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