Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Greenpoint

Pulaski Bridge Bikeway Likely Delayed Until Next Year

By Stephen Miller | Oct 8, 2014 | 13 Comments

One of the most anticipated livable streets projects of 2014 probably won’t get built until next year. NYC DOT’s plan to convert a traffic lane on the Pulaski Bridge to a two-way protected bike path, which would relieve crowding on the bridge’s narrow bike-ped path and calm traffic heading toward McGuinness Boulevard in Brooklyn, is […]

NYPD Lied About 2009 Chase That Killed Brooklyn Pedestrian Violetta Krzyzak

By Brad Aaron | Jul 10, 2014 | 6 Comments

Court documents indicate police were driving in pursuit of a man when he struck and killed a Greenpoint pedestrian five years ago, contrary to NYPD denials and confirming statements from witnesses who told Streetsblog the crash occurred during a high-speed chase. Jose Maldonado was driving a stolen minivan when he passed an unmarked police car […]

Sooner or Later, the Brooklyn-Queens Waterfront Needs Better Transit

By John Petro | May 22, 2014 | 30 Comments

The Brooklyn and Queens waterfront is in the midst of a grand transformation that’s only just begun. Newly built Brooklyn Bridge Park is already firmly established as one of the city’s most stunning public spaces. The Brooklyn Navy Yard now hosts glitzy fashion shows by international designers like Alexander Wang and Dior. Long Island City’s waterfront is […]

McGuinness Boulevard Is NYC’s Third 25 MPH Arterial Slow Zone

By Stephen Miller | Apr 22, 2014 | 6 Comments

Ask a Greenpoint resident to name the neighborhood’s most dangerous street, and they’ll likely point to McGuinness Boulevard, an infamous speedway that splits the neighborhood in half. Today, it became the city’s third “arterial slow zone” to receive a 25 mph speed limit, retimed traffic signals to discourage speeding, and focused enforcement. The arterial slow […]

Cuomo Announces $67M for Bike/Ped Projects, Including Pulaski Bridge

By Ben Fried | Jan 17, 2014 | 11 Comments

[Editor’s note: Streetsblog will not be publishing Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.] Via the Tri-State Transportation Campaign: Earlier this week Governor Andrew Cuomo announced $67 million in funding for walking and biking infrastructure statewide, after advocates had pressed the state to follow through on the recently passed complete streets law with […]

Levin to DOT: Deadly McGuinness Blvd Needs Traffic Calming, Speed Cams

By Stephen Miller | Jan 7, 2014 | No Comments

A week after Nicole Detweiler was killed while walking on McGuinness Boulevard — at least the third person to be struck and killed on the street in the last five years — Council Member Steve Levin sent a letter to incoming Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg asking her to prioritize traffic calming and and speed cameras […]

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