Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Sunset Park

Designing NYC Streets for the 21st Century

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Earlier this week Transportation Alternatives announced the winners of its "21st Century Street" design competition, selecting three entries from more than a hundred submissions re-imagining the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street in Brooklyn. Juror Michelle de la Uz, director of the Fifth Avenue Committee, listed safety and the pedestrian environment as her top […]

Last Weekend of Summer Marked by Child’s Death

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The city’s public schools are back in session today, and students, parents and staff at P.S. 24 in Sunset Park should have a safer intersection to contend with at 38th St. and Fourth Ave., near a BQE off-ramp, following a simple signal timing adjustment. The Daily News reports: After months of community pressure, city Department of Transportation […]