Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Fort Greene

Brooklyn CB 2 Committee Unanimously Supports Permanent Fowler Plaza

By Stephen Miller | Dec 19, 2012 | 4 Comments

Last night Brooklyn Community Board 2’s transportation committee voted 7-0, with one abstention, to support the conversion of Fowler Square Plaza in Fort Greene from a temporary public space to a permanent feature of the neighborhood. The committee vote followed a DOT presentation showing that Fowler Square Plaza has had a minimal impact on traffic and […]

Tonight: Permanent Fort Greene Plaza Up for a Vote at Brooklyn CB 2

By Ben Fried | Dec 18, 2012 | 4 Comments

A reminder for readers who live in and around Fort Greene: The Brooklyn Community Board 2 transportation committee is taking up the matter of Fowler Square plaza tonight, and if you head over to 180 Remsen Street to weigh in, you can help this new public space become a permanent neighborhood fixture. NYC DOT installed […]

Eyes on the Street: New Places to Sit on Myrtle Avenue

By Stephen Miller | Dec 7, 2012 | 4 Comments

Combining public seating and tree protection, the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership has begun a second round of street furniture installations. The project is bringing 28 tree guards and 22 benches to Myrtle Avenue between Flatbush and Classon Avenues by the end of the year, joining 40 tree guards and benches that were installed in 2011. At one […]

Public Takes to Plazas in East New York and Fort Greene

By Stephen Miller | Dec 5, 2012 | 2 Comments

This weekend, three Brooklyn plazas became hubs of neighborhood activity. In East New York, Saturday evening saw a community tree lighting, along with local performers and community organizations, at New Lots Triangle on Livonia Avenue. In prior years, the tree was situated in a tiny patch of asphalt between three streets, but in 2011 DOT expanded the plaza […]

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