Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Marine Park

DOT Caves on Marine Park Bike Lane, Will Remove Protection

By David Meyer | Aug 17, 2016 | 42 Comments

A new protected bike lane segment on East 38th Street in Marine Park won’t be protected much longer. Even though the new layout provides a similar width for parking and driving as other residential streets in the area, DOT has caved to pressure from local residents who want to go back to having a short stretch of wide-open […]

Hit-and-Run Dollar Van Driver Strikes Couple, Kills Man on Flatbush Avenue

By David Meyer | Aug 15, 2016 | 23 Comments

Drivers killed two pedestrians in separate crashes in Queens and Brooklyn on Friday and Saturday. In one case, police are still looking for the driver of a minibus who fled the scene after striking a couple, killing a man and critically injuring his wife. [Update: The driver in this crash was identified as Jameson Golding. Golding was […]

Motorist Who Killed Phyllis Pitt “Most Likely” Not Cited for Careless Driving

By Brad Aaron | Jun 5, 2012 | 13 Comments

A Brooklyn motorist who jumped a curb, fatally injured a pedestrian and crashed into a restaurant while attempting to park her minivan last week will likely not receive as much as a traffic ticket, according to NYPD. Phyllis Pitt, 64, was walking on Flatbush Avenue near her Marine Park home at approximately 1 p.m. on […]