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Last year, candles burned for each of the five people killed this year in Sunset Park. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Long-Stalled Third Avenue Safety Project Finally Begins … And Leaves Out Dangerous Areas and Communities of Color

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 30, 2020 | No Comments

When George W. Bush was still president, the feds allocated $14.6 million to the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. Fifteen years later, large swaths of the safe route have yet to be built, and the protected pathway stops short of the most deadly sections of Third Avenue.

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Wednesday’s Headlines: Yeah, Why Not Make Transit Free Edition

By Streetsblog | Nov 20, 2019 | No Comments

Free transit? That's great. Plus all the other headlines.

United Front of Electeds Join CB 3 to Ask for Protected Bikeway on Chrystie

By Stephen Miller | Mar 6, 2015 | 6 Comments

A week after Manhattan Community Board 3 unanimously approved a resolution asking for a protected bike lane and pedestrian islands on Chrystie Street, elected officials representing the area — from the city, state, and federal levels — sent a letter to DOT Manhattan Borough Commissioner Margaret Forgione asking her to follow through [PDF]. The letter […]

In Wake of Traffic Fatality Spike, Officials Tout Safer Delancey Street

By Stephen Miller | Sep 27, 2012 | 6 Comments

This morning, elected officials and community leaders unveiled a slate of pedestrian safety improvements to Delancey Street, long ranked as one of the city’s most dangerous places to walk. Nine people were killed and 742 injured between 2006 and 2010 on Delancey, from the Williamsburg Bridge to the Bowery. In the last six years, there […]

Brooklyn Greenway Milestone: City Announces Full Implementation Plan

By Ben Fried | Jun 22, 2012 | 9 Comments

The Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway started out as a glimmer in the eyes of a few dedicated volunteers 14 years ago. Now it’s a comprehensive city plan to build out a ribbon of parkland from Greenpoint to Sunset Park. At the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative’s annual benefit yesterday, DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announced the release of an […]

Lower East Side Electeds Come Together for Safer Delancey Street

By Noah Kazis | Sep 15, 2011 | 2 Comments

Delancey Street is one of the most dangerous roads in the city. Between 2008 and 2010 alone, 134 pedestrians and cyclists were hit by drivers on Delancey, according to Transportation Alternatives, and two were killed on the street this year. Last week, Streetsblog reported on a new design for the base of the Williamsburg Bridge […]