Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Fort Greene

Brooklyn Cop Dishes Out Disorderly Conduct Charge to Cyclist Who Ran Red

By Noah Kazis | Feb 4, 2010 | 42 Comments

Jeff Geisinger’s disorderly conduct summons. When Jeff Geisinger biked through a red light on Atlantic Avenue last October, he knew that he might get a traffic ticket. So when a cop pulled him over, he wasn’t surprised. He just didn’t expect to be handed a summons for disorderly conduct, a criminal violation. What Geisinger did […]

State Moves to Disrupt Street Grid in Atlantic Yards Footprint

By Ben Fried | Jan 12, 2010 | 12 Comments

State officials announced yesterday that, starting sometime around February 1, they intend to close three blocks of the Brooklyn street grid to accommodate construction of Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards arena project. Fifth Avenue between Flatbush and Atlantic and two non-consecutive blocks of Pacific Street are slated to be condemned. An announcement circulated by Brooklyn CB […]

Streetfilms: Students Paint the Pavement in Brooklyn

By Brad Aaron | May 18, 2009 | 6 Comments

Can public art also mean public safety? A weekend addition to a Brooklyn street could be the start of something big. Clarence Eckerson explains: In what is being called the first event of its kind in New York City, Livable Streets Education teamed up with Community Roots Charter School and P.S. 67, with a […]

Saturday: Paint the Pavement With Brooklyn Students

By Ben Fried | May 15, 2009 | 4 Comments

Laying down a fresh coat on Portland’s Sunnyside Piazza. If you’re in Fort Greene tomorrow, drop by 51 St. Edwards Street for some great Livable Streets action. Students from the Community Roots Charter School will be out in the street from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., working on a new mural covering the pavement in […]

NYPD Can’t Answer Questions About Traffic Crime

By Ben Fried | Mar 18, 2009 | 7 Comments

There’s a speeding epidemic on New York City streets, but does NYPD know how big the problem is? Photo: TA. The Times recently launched a couple of new blogs devoted to neighborhood coverage, and today the Fort Greene/Clinton Hill outlet posted an interesting Q&A with officers at the 88th Precinct. Here’s a revealing answer from […]

Eyes on the Street: Pedestrian Haven on Hanson

By Ben Fried | Nov 18, 2008 | 3 Comments

Courtesy of Brownstoner, here’s a recent shot of sidewalk construction between Flatbush Avenue and Hanson Place, near the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The short passage — or slip ramp, as DOT calls it — allowing cars to turn onto Hanson from Flatbush and Fourth Avenue is now closed to car traffic. This is especially good […]

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