Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Park Slope

Witness Account of Park Slope Collision Contradicts NYPD Victim-Blaming

By David Meyer | Sep 2, 2016 | 51 Comments

A witness believes the driver who severely injured a 20-year-old cyclist Wednesday night in Park Slope T-boned the victim as he rode across Sixth Avenue in the Ninth Street bike lane with the right of way — contrary to NYPD’s claim that the victim was hit head-on while biking against traffic on Sixth Avenue. The crash happened at around 9 p.m. NYPD said […]

NYPD: Critically-Injured Cyclist Caused High-Speed Park Slope Collision

By David Meyer | Sep 1, 2016 | 44 Comments

A 20-year-old man is in critical condition after he was hit by a driver while riding a bike in Park Slope last night. Though a witness said the driver was speeding, police blamed the victim for the crash. NYPD said the 25-year-old motorist was traveling southbound on Sixth Avenue near Ninth Street in a Honda sedan when the northbound […]

Citi Bike Expands South of Atlantic Avenue

By David Meyer | Aug 19, 2016 | 8 Comments

Yesterday, Citi Bike began installing stations in the Brooklyn neighborhoods south of Atlantic Avenue and west of Prospect Park. A few stations are already operating, according to the Citi Bike station map, with a total of 73 set to go live in the area in the coming weeks. All told there are 139 new bike-share stations […]

Why Not Fix the Flatbush/Atlantic/Fourth Hellscape With a Traffic Circle?

By Brad Aaron | Aug 5, 2016 | 50 Comments

Could a traffic circle tame cars and trucks at the chaotic intersection of Flatbush, Atlantic, and Fourth avenues in Brooklyn? A team of architects thinks so. Earlier this week DOT held a public workshop about improving pedestrian safety in this area, where heavy traffic on wide, two-way streets meeting at irregular angles creates exceptional hazards. Motorists injured […]

78th Precinct Honors Mike Ameri’s Commitment to Safe Streets

By David Meyer | Jun 1, 2016 | No Comments

The Bergen Street bike lane between Sixth Avenue and Flatbush was unofficially christened the “Inspector Michael Ameri Bike Lane” yesterday in honor of the late commander of NYPD Highway Patrol. Outside the 78th Precinct, police officers, Public Advocate Letitia James, and local residents honored Ameri, who took his own life on May 13, for his commitment to safe streets. Ameri […]

78th Precinct: Don’t Blame Us For Deadly Trucks on Neighborhood Streets

By David Meyer | Apr 27, 2016 | 167 Comments

Brooklyn’s 78th Precinct has developed a well-earned reputation for taking street safety seriously, but it wasn’t on display at last night’s precinct community council meeting, where local residents grilled police on the death of cyclist James Gregg last Wednesday and the lack of truck route enforcement in Park Slope. Deputy Inspector Frank DiGiacomo, the precinct’s commanding officer, and […]

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