Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Flatbush

Select Bus Service Comes to Brooklyn

By Ben Fried | Nov 18, 2013 | 33 Comments

Yesterday was the first day of service for Brooklyn’s first Select Bus Service route, upgrading the B44 Limited with a dedicated bus lane, off-board fare collection, bus bulbs, and fewer stops. It’s the sixth SBS route to enter service, following two in the Bronx, two in Manhattan, and one in Staten Island. In addition to […]

Jumaane Williams: Time to Tame the “East Flatbush Motorist Danger Zone”

By Brad Aaron | May 16, 2013 | 5 Comments

City Council Member Jumaane Williams yesterday called on the city to take action to improve traffic safety in East Flatbush, where hundreds of people have been injured and killed by reckless drivers in less than two years. The area targeted by Williams centers on Kings Highway, and is bounded by Utica Avenue and Ralph Avenue […]

NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Hit 10 People, Leaving Boy Brain Dead

By Brad Aaron | Apr 1, 2013 | 47 Comments

A motorist jumped the curb and slammed into a bus stop and scaffolding in East Flatbush on Saturday, striking up to 10 pedestrians. Four people were hospitalized in critical condition, including a woman and her young son. According to the Post, Denim McLean, whose age has been reported as 2 and 3, is brain dead. […]

Three City Pedestrians Killed in Five Hours; No Charges Filed

By Brad Aaron | Jan 30, 2013 | 7 Comments

Three pedestrians were killed in separate crashes in Manhattan and Brooklyn last night. At around 7:50 p.m., 85-year-old Richard Griffin was on his way to visit a hospital patient, according to the Post, when he was apparently struck head-on by the driver of a Jeep SUV on York Avenue at E. 69th Street. Griffin, of Staten Island, […]

Jason Williams Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver in East Flatbush

By Brad Aaron | Nov 19, 2012 | 2 Comments

A Brooklyn man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in East Flatbush over the weekend. Jason Williams, 23, was struck by the driver of a red SUV at Nostrand and Foster Avenues at approximately 3:37 a.m., according to reports. He was pronounced dead at Kings County Hospital. Police told the Post that Williams was “running […]

New Coalition Aims for a More Bike-Friendly Flatbush

By Stephen Miller | Nov 5, 2012 | 2 Comments

Last month, Council Member Mathieu Eugene hosted a forum to address traffic calming needs along Cortelyou Road in Brooklyn. While the event generated a lot of ideas and suggestions from neighborhood residents and business owners, many participants have been discouraged by the lack of follow-up from Eugene. Now, some are turning their desire for safer streets into […]

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