Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Williamsburg

Monday: Help “Post Plaza” Take Shape Across the Street From Peter Luger

By Ben Fried | Dec 14, 2012 | 1 Comment

We’ve got a heads up for an event early next week. There’s a public plaza in the works for the triangle where Bedford Avenue meets Broadway in Brooklyn, right by the Williamsburg Bridge. As you can see, there’s currently a lake of asphalt occupying some space that could be doing a whole lot more for […]

Cyclist Reported Killed in 90th Precinct in August, “No Criminality Suspected”

By Brad Aaron | Dec 3, 2012 | 4 Comments

Based on NYPD crash data and a report from Gothamist, an unidentified Williamsburg cyclist struck by a driver this summer died from his injuries. On August 27th, Gothamist reported a collision that occurred the night before, involving a male cyclist, at Flushing and Franklin Avenues. “[T]he cyclist was not expected to survive,” wrote Christopher Robbins, “and […]

Hit-and-Run Kills One Pedestrian, Injures Another in 90th Precinct [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Nov 15, 2012 | 2 Comments

A man was killed and a woman was seriously hurt in a hit-and-run crash in Williamsburg this morning. Police told the Times that two pedestrians were crossing Borinquen Place near Keap Street at approximately 5 a.m. when they were hit by the driver of a Chevy Malibu, headed east. The two were thrown into the westbound […]

City Receives Federal Funding for Full Nostrand Avenue Select Bus Route

By Ben Fried | Nov 14, 2012 | 12 Comments

The first Select Bus Service route in Brooklyn is on track to start speeding bus trips next year, after Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and NYC Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announced yesterday afternoon that the project has secured a $28 million federal grant. The B44 route on Nostrand, Rogers, and Bedford Avenues, which runs between Sheepshead Bay […]

No Charges for Drivers Who Killed Seniors in Manhattan and Brooklyn

By Brad Aaron | Sep 18, 2012 | 4 Comments

Two seniors have been killed by motorists in Manhattan and Brooklyn since Saturday. Both crashes were apparently precipitated by careless driving or negligence, according to reports, and both drivers were exonerated by NYPD. Yesterday afternoon, 65-year-old Pelagia Zingatan was struck by a yellow cab driver at 69th Street and First Avenue. From the Post: Zingtapan had […]

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