Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Williamsburg

Tomorrow: Speak Up for Safer Biking on Kent Ave

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A tipster sends word that opponents of the Kent Avenue bike lane are making appeals to Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, a long-time supporter of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. A large group representing the Williamsburg Hasidic community showed up at Velazquez’s office last week, our source tells us, to register their opposition to the bike lane, which […]

Kent Ave Bike Lane Stirs Passions in Williamsburg

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The Kent Avenue lane at work, with squad car. Photo: i’m not sayin, i’m just sayin. New York’s latest bike lane skirmish flared up Monday night at a "transportation town hall" in Williamsburg. About 150 people turned out, and DOT bike program coordinator Josh Benson caught an earful from bike lane opponents upset over new […]