Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Dyker Heights

The Shore Parkway greenway is getting a facelift, but where will cyclists and pedestrians go? File photo: Gersh Kuntzman/Graphic: Streetsblog Photoshop Desk

Parks Department Can’t Guarantee Safe Alternate Route During Year-Long Brooklyn Greenway Repair

By Dave Colon | May 23, 2022 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation says it's working on it it, but nothing's been settled.

Here's the dangerous intersection where 6-year-old Hiromi Tamy was killed by a reckless driver. Note the two-way configuration, which encourages recklessness as drivers speed to red lights. Photo: Google

A 6-Year-Old Girl Was Run Down and Killed Last Night in Dyker Heights as Bloodiest Year Continues

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 25, 2021 | No Comments

A 6-year-old girl was killed by a reckless, wrong-way driver in Dyker Heights on Tuesday night, and the driver was held accountable with multiple charges, as Mayor de Blasio vowed to do more to prevent such crashes amid the bloodiest year of his tenure.