Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Fort Greene

Victoria Nicodemus, 14th Person Killed by Curb-Jumping NYC Driver in 2015

By Brad Aaron | Dec 7, 2015 | 19 Comments

An alleged unlicensed driver who witnesses say was traveling at a high rate of speed struck and killed a woman on a sidewalk in Fort Greene yesterday. Marlon Sewell, 39, drove a Chevrolet SUV over the curb at 694 Fulton Street, near South Portland Avenue, at around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, striking 30-year-old Victoria Nicodemus, her 37-year-old boyfriend, […]

When Will DDC Build the Brooklyn Greenway on Flushing Ave and West Street?

By David Meyer | Dec 1, 2015 | 10 Comments

It’s been more than three years since NYC DOT announced its full implementation plan for the 14-mile Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, a series of 23 capital projects that would build out the biking and walking path in high-quality, permanent materials. At the time, DOT said that construction would begin soon on the Flushing Avenue and West Street segments of the […]

More People Get to Fulton Street By Bike Than By Car

By Stephen Miller | Dec 1, 2014 | 15 Comments

When shop owners oppose new plazas or protected bike lanes, even in the city’s most walkable neighborhoods, they often say their businesses rely on street parking to attract customers. Removing even a handful of spaces, they claim, would lead to economic ruin. The reality, of course, is that an overwhelming majority of New Yorkers don’t drive to do their shopping, […]

Cyclists and Pedestrians Now Make Up a Huge Share of Flushing Ave Traffic

By Brad Aaron | Sep 9, 2014 | 7 Comments

Biking has skyrocketed on Flushing Avenue by the Brooklyn Navy Yard since the installation of bike infrastructure in 2010, according to new counts released by the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative. The route is slated for more biking and walking upgrades as the city builds out the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. Cyclists and pedestrians comprised 25 percent of traffic […]

Brooklyn CB 2 Committee Unanimously Backs Park Avenue Safety Fixes

By Stephen Miller | May 21, 2014 | 9 Comments

Last night, Brooklyn Community Board 2’s transportation committee unanimously supported a set of traffic calming measures on Park Avenue in Clinton Hill and Fort Greene, including a road diet for eastbound traffic [PDF]. The proposal from DOT comes after years of advocacy from local residents and organizations fed up with speeding and dangerous conditions on […]

Imagining a New Atlantic Avenue for de Blasio’s New York

By John Petro | May 1, 2014 | 6 Comments

Atlantic Avenue is one of New York’s most prominent streets, and in most respects, it is completely broken. Stretching more than ten miles, Atlantic cuts through several neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens while functioning mainly as an urban highway for private motorists and truckers making their way east, toward the Van Wyck and Long Island, or […]

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