Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Sunset Park

Subway Repairs Push Back Most of the Fourth Avenue Redesign to 2019 or Later

By David Meyer | Jul 16, 2018 | 7 Comments

DOT expects only 10 blocks of the protected bike lane on Fourth Avenue to be implemented this year, and all work is contingent on the progress of MTA repairs to the subway tunnel below the street.

The plan calls for protected bike lanes, with the redesign of 27 blocks using low-cost materials slated for this spring, ahead of a full street reconstruction set to begin in the fall. Image: DOT

It’s Happening: Fourth Avenue Protected Bike Lane Slated for Implementation This Spring

By David Meyer | Jan 18, 2018 | 18 Comments

Just a few years ago, Fourth Avenue was a six-lane roadway filled with car traffic and hostile to anyone walking or biking.

Brooklyn CB 7 Tables 4th Ave Protected Bike Lanes Until January

By David Meyer | Dec 21, 2017 | 2 Comments

Brooklyn Community Board 7 declined to vote last night on the DOT plan for protected bike lanes along Fourth Avenue, opting to take it up next month when more board members should be present.

Brooklyn CB 7 Committee Unanimously Endorses Protected Bike Lanes for Fourth Avenue

By David Meyer | Dec 12, 2017 | 5 Comments

A full board vote is set for next Wednesday, with the first phase of implementation on track for the spring.

Edwin Ajacalon's uncle, Eduardo Vicente, broke down before he could speak at last night's vigil. Photo: Dave Colon

Brooklyn Electeds Pay Tribute to Edwin Ajacalon and Call on Albany to Prevent Deadly Speeding

By Dave Colon | Nov 28, 2017 | 30 Comments

At a vigil last night, elected officials and street safety advocates paid tribute to Edwin Ajacalon, the 14-year-old from Guatemala who was killed by a teenage driver in Brooklyn Saturday night. Calling Ajacalon an "all-American boy" and "a vital thread in the beautiful tapestry that is New York City," they pressed for street safety improvements and a culture change among drivers after yet another death of a cyclist, the 20th in 2017.

Council Member Carlos Menchaca with StreetsPAC Executive Director Eric McClure and Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez this morning. Photo: David Meyer

Menchaca Calls for Direct Red Hook-Manhattan Bus Service and Safety Overhaul of 3rd Avenue

By David Meyer | Aug 31, 2017 | 9 Comments

Council Member Carlos Menchaca wants more direct bus service from Red Hook to Manhattan and a "full Vision Zero redesign" of Brooklyn's Third Avenue, which runs through Sunset Park underneath the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

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