Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Ridgewood

DOT Moves Ahead With Redesign of Deadly Myrtle-Wyckoff Intersection

By Brad Aaron | Sep 21, 2016 | 1 Comment

DOT is moving ahead with a new plaza and safety improvements at the intersection of Myrtle Avenue, Wyckoff Avenue, and Palmetto Street on the border of Brooklyn and Queens, the Ridgewood Times reports, with work slated to start today. The project got a thumbs up from one of the neighboring community boards and a thumbs down from the […]

Brooklyn CB 1 Wants to Delay Metropolitan Ave Bridge Bike Lane Some More

By David Meyer | Sep 16, 2016 | 13 Comments

On Wednesday night, Brooklyn Community Board 1 voted 18 to 8 against a DOT plan to add a bike lane connecting Bushwick and Ridgewood via the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge. Technically, the board voted against making a recommendation on the project, but after two years of deliberation already, the decision to withhold an endorsement is tantamount to opposition. The Metropolitan […]

Myrtle-Wyckoff Plaza Gets Near-Unanimous Approval From Queens CB 5

By David Meyer | Jul 14, 2016 | 12 Comments

With 29 votes in favor, none against, and one abstention, Queens Community Board 5 overwhelmingly endorsed DOT’s safety plan for the Myrtle-Wyckoff transit hub last night. The project would significantly reduce potential conflicts between turning drivers and pedestrians, mainly by creating a car-free plaza on Wyckoff Avenue between Gates and Myrtle [PDF]. Pedestrians outnumber motorists at the six-legged Myrtle-Wyckoff […]

Tonight: Queens Community Board 5 Takes Up Myrtle-Wyckoff Plaza

By David Meyer | Jul 13, 2016 | 3 Comments

Queens Community Board 5 will vote on DOT’s safety plan for the Myrtle-Wyckoff transit hub at its monthly meeting this evening. The plan, which creates a one-block public plaza on Wyckoff Avenue between Gates and Myrtle [PDF], won near-unanimous support from the CB 5 transportation committee three weeks ago. Since 2009, three pedestrians have been killed by drivers at […]

Driver Who Killed Senior in Queens Crosswalk Not Charged With a Crime

By Brad Aaron | Jul 8, 2016 | 3 Comments

A motorist who killed a senior in a Ridgewood crosswalk was summonsed for failing to yield, but NYPD did not charge her with a misdemeanor under the Right of Way Law. Mary Alice D’Amico was crossing Myrtle Avenue at Fresh Pond Road at around 9:50 a.m. on May 14 when a driver making a left turn from […]

Myrtle-Wyckoff Plaza Gets Support From Queens CB 5 Transpo Committee

By David Meyer | Jun 22, 2016 | 4 Comments

Last night, the Queens Community Board 5 transportation committee endorsed DOT’s safety plan for the Myrtle-Wyckoff transit hub on the border between Brooklyn and Queens, including the creation of a one-block pedestrian plaza on Wyckoff Avenue between Gates and Myrtle [PDF]. The project straddles two community board districts and was voted down by Brooklyn CB 4 […]

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