Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Park Slope

Mayor de Blasio stopped to speak to Doug Gordon on his way to the gym this morning, but made no promises about redesigning 9th Street. Photo: David Meyer

Park Slope Residents Demand Immediate Safety Improvements on Ninth Street From de Blasio

By David Meyer | Mar 6, 2018 | 7 Comments

The mayor made no promises today, as his daily SUV convoy to the Park Slope Y took him within a few feet of the site of yesterday's fatal collision.

DA Eric Gonzalez and NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Killed 2 Kids in Crosswalk

By Brad Aaron | Mar 6, 2018 | 36 Comments

Video shows Dorothy Bruns run a red light before striking the children, ages 1 and 4, and their mothers. The car Bruns was driving has been tagged for four red light violations and four school zone speeding violations since 2016.

A driver struck multiple pedestrians and killed two children on 9th Street in Park Slope this afternoon. Photo: Leah Finnegan/Twitter

Driver Kills Two Children, Ages 1 and 4, on Ninth Street in Park Slope

By David Meyer | Mar 5, 2018 | 80 Comments

The location has a history of serious crashes, and is mere feet away from the Park Slope YMCA where Mayor de Blasio is driven to his morning workout each day.

DOT plans to install the 4th Avenue protected bike lane in temporary materials ahead of a full street reconstruction. Image: DOT

Brooklyn CB 6 Overwhelmingly Endorses Fourth Avenue Protected Bike Lanes

By David Meyer | Jan 11, 2018 | 6 Comments

Brooklyn Community Board 6 endorsed the DOT plan for protected bike lanes on Fourth Avenue last night, with a nearly unanimous vote. For a community board that balked at the initial redesign of Fourth Avenue a few years ago, it was a remarkably strong statement of support.

Lander and Brooklyn CB 6 Urge DOT Not to Wait on Fourth Ave Protected Bike Lanes [Updated]

By David Meyer | Dec 22, 2017 | 11 Comments

DOT may not start the northern section of the project until 2021. Council Member Brad Lander wants a version done in low-cost materials before then.

NYPD Tickets Cyclists Where Speeding Driver Killed 14-Year-Old Edwin Ajacalon

By David Meyer | Nov 29, 2017 | 86 Comments

For the past two days, police have been ticketing cyclists on Fifth Avenue and 25th Street in Brooklyn's 72nd Precinct, just two blocks from where a driver killed 14-year-old Edwin Ajacalon on Saturday.

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