Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Williamsburg

Why Does the 90th Precinct Allow Illegal Parking in the Kent Ave Bike Lane?

By David Meyer | Feb 17, 2016 | 83 Comments

The two-way protected bike lane on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg is one of the best bikeways in the city, but every so often it’s occupied by a phalanx of illegally parked cars. It’s never been a huge secret that the cars belong to the neighborhood’s Satmar Hasidic community, which gets to appropriate the bike lane with the […]

Keep L Train Passengers Moving With Great BRT

By Walter Hook and Annie Weinstock | Feb 4, 2016 | 23 Comments

The news that Sandy-related repairs will require closing one or both directions of the L train under the East River (the “Canarsie Tube”) for one to three years has understandably caused panic among the estimated 230,000 daily passengers who rely on it. Businesses in Williamsburg that count on customers from Manhattan are also concerned about a […]

NYC Motorists Kill 2 Pedestrians and Critically Injure 2 Others in 3 Days

By Brad Aaron | Feb 1, 2016 | 5 Comments

In four separate crashes since Thursday, at least two people have been struck and killed while walking, and two others were critically injured. Last Thursday afternoon Giovani Romano hit 56-year-old Alfiya Djuraeva with a Buick while turning left at 20th Avenue and Bath Avenue in Bath Beach, according to the Daily News and WNBC. Djuraeva suffered […]

Less Service on the L Train? Wring More Efficiency Out of the Streets

By Ben Fried | Jan 15, 2016 | 48 Comments

Gothamist dropped a bombshell earlier this week: To repair Sandy-inflicted damage to the L train tubes between Manhattan and Brooklyn, the MTA will have to suspend service through the tunnel for large chunks of time. The repairs can get done fastest if the MTA halts service around the clock, but that would still last one to two […]

DOT’s Meeker Avenue Safety Plan Is, Well, Meek

By David Meyer | Jan 13, 2016 | 25 Comments

Wow, someone on #bkcb1 asked @NYC_DOT “what about bicycles?” Terrible answer though: we didn’t think of ? because we didn’t think of ? — Mike Cherepko (@mikecherepko) January 13, 2016 DOT unveiled its plan for pedestrian safety improvements along Meeker Avenue in north Brooklyn at last night’s Community Board 1 meeting, but board members and […]

Lentol: Safety Improvements Coming to Meeker Avenue in 2016

By David Meyer | Dec 16, 2015 | 37 Comments

DOT will present safety improvements next month for Meeker Avenue by the BQE in Williamsburg, according to Assembly Member Joe Lentol. The department told Lentol’s office it would bring a proposal to Brooklyn Community Board 1 on January 12. Meeker Avenue runs under the BQE for a mile between North 6th Street and Vandevoort Avenue, dividing […]

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