Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about The Bronx

Bronx Park Group Presses DOT for Commitment to Ped Safety Fixes

By Stephen Miller | Aug 28, 2012 | 6 Comments

In the Norwood neighborhood of the Bronx, there are no crosswalks connecting to the central public space, Williamsbridge Oval Park. Much of the street that surrounds the park even lacks sidewalks. Fed up with what they say is inaction from DOT’s Bronx office, local residents are now appealing to the top with a letter to Commissioner […]

Two Dead in the Bronx as Killer Drivers Continue to Game NY Legal System

By Brad Aaron | Jul 16, 2012 | 8 Comments

Two people are dead and another is in critical condition after separate hit-and-run crashes in the Bronx this weekend. On Friday at around 11:20 p.m., David Ellis was riding a friend’s bike on Webster Avenue near East Gun Hill Road when he was struck by the driver of a Nissan Maxima traveling in the same […]

The Bronx Helpers Bring Home a 20 MPH Slow Zone

By Noah Kazis | Jul 13, 2012 | 2 Comments

The Bronx Helpers set out to get a stop sign. They won 17 blocks of safer streets. The Mt. Eden neighborhood was one of 13 neighborhoods selected as a 20 mph slow zone this week, and one of only four slated for installation this year. The successful push for a safer speed limit and the […]

DOT Study Rejects Residential Parking Permits For Stadium Neighborhoods

By Noah Kazis | Jul 13, 2012 | 12 Comments

The Department of Transportation has rejected neighborhood demands to implement residential parking permits around the Barclays Center and Yankee Stadium, according to a DOT report released last Friday. DOT cited the availability of on-street parking spaces during Yankee games, the large number of non-residents parking on the street for purposes other than visiting the stadium, […]

With Teardown Off Table, Residents March Out of Sheridan Meeting in Protest

By Noah Kazis | Jun 29, 2012 | 3 Comments

“I say my people! I got a story! We tell the TIGER team that this is our territory!” Cheers supporting the removal of the Sheridan expressway rang out during a mile-long march from Hunts Point to a community meeting last night about the future of the Robert Moses-era highway, as roughly forty protestors chanted, clapped […]

Ebrahim Kebe, 4, Killed by Driver in the Bronx, No Charges Filed

By Brad Aaron | Jun 20, 2012 | 8 Comments

A 4-year-old child was killed while playing outside his home on a residential street in the Bronx on Tuesday. Ebrahim Kebe was struck by the driver of a minivan on Topping Avenue in Mount Hope at approximately 6 p.m., according to reports. He was pronounced dead at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital. Like clockwork, the Post weighed in […]

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