Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Fort Greene

The Brooklyn Academy of Music opposes a bike lane planned for Ashland Place despite the David Byrne-designed bike racks outside its entrance. Photo: Google maps

EXCLU: Brooklyn Academy of Music Claims Bike Lane Proposal Poses ‘Serious Safety Concerns’

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 19, 2023 | No Comments

The storied Brooklyn arts institution is throwing every possible excuse at local leaders in an attempt to stop a protected bike lane outside its campus.

A memorial for baby Apolline at the corner of Vanderbilt and Gates avenues. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Driver Who Killed 3-Month-Old Baby is Offered Nine Years in Plea Deal

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 16, 2023 | No Comments

Tyrik Mott had close to 100 red light and speed camera tickets on his record before he allegedly killed baby Apolline Mong-Guillemin in Fort Greene in 2021. He has until March 22 to either take the offer or go to trial where he faces up to 25.

The memorial for Baby Apolline is actually on the block that would have been turned into a one-way slow street, but is back to being a two-way car sewer. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

‘Apolline’s Garden’ Project Scaled Back after ‘Community Feedback,’ Says DOT

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 12, 2022 | No Comments

It's a watered-down memorial.

People love the Willoughby Avenue open street, but Council Member Crystal Hudson is having second thoughts.

WILLOUGHOBAD? Progressive Council Member Has Problems with Popular Open Street

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 18, 2022 | No Comments

Council Member Crystal Hudson now wants DOT to go back to the drawing board on a popular open street.

The Willoughby Avenue open street is endangered again. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

WHAT A DAY: City Erased a Popular Fort Greene Open Street — Then Reinstalled it After Protests

By Dave Colon | Feb 10, 2022 | No Comments

The Adams administration erased a popular open street in Fort Greene. But by the end of the day, City Hall changed its mind, getting a Department of Transportation spokesman to issue a statement blaming an unspecified "miscommunication."

Justice for Baby Apolline. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

OPINION: Saving Children’s Lives Should Not Be Open to Debate

By Renee Collymore | Jan 31, 2022 | No Comments

Apolline Mong-Guillemin led a short life — just three months. But her life, which ended because it's too easy for reckless drivers to kill pedestrians in this city, must have a greater purpose.

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