Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Dov Hikind

Dov Hikind Threatens to Sue the Safety Off Fort Hamilton Parkway

By Ben Fried | May 17, 2011 | 18 Comments

Assembly Member Dov Hikind is stooping to a new low, even by Albany’s standards, to ensure that traffic keeps on menacing pedestrians to the fullest extent possible on NYC streets. The central Brooklyn rep announced today that he’s trying to force the Department of Transportation to remove pedestrian refuges from Fort Hamilton Parkway, threatening what […]

Shady Dealings Drive EDC Subsidies for Moisha’s Supermarket Parking Lot

By Noah Kazis | Feb 10, 2011 | 10 Comments

Wondering why the city is subsidizing 18,000 square feet of parking for a project that’s supposed to make fresh food more accessible to low-income New Yorkers? Political favors seem to have something to do with it. Moisha’s Discount Supermarket is receiving $2 million in tax incentives to expand its operations and build parking for 45 […]

Dov Hikind Demagogues Against Safer Streets

By Ben Fried | Dec 1, 2010 | 16 Comments

Via Gothamist, here’s Assembly Member Dov Hikind railing against the new pedestrian refuges on Fort Hamilton Parkway at a Brooklyn Community Board 12 meeting last week. Hikind apparently can’t comprehend a program to install street safety amenities that reduce crossing distances in parts of town where lots of seniors live. His 13-minute tirade followed City […]