May. 24, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The city is nearly finished with short-term repairs on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, according to the Department of Transportation — but a portion of the span will close down for a the third and last time in early June to get the work done.
May. 23, 2024 By Jada Camille
Brooklyn streets are about to get even prettier thanks to an asphalt art initiative led by Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and the New York City Department of Transportation.
May. 21, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
As the Department of Transportation resumed work on its scaled-down redesign of McGuinness Boulevard last week, dozens of Greenpointers rallied on the side of the thoroughfare, calling the city out for abandoning the original road diet it finalized last spring.
Apr. 29, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Brooklyn’s pedestrian plazas will be quite literally buzzing with activity this spring as the city expands The Pollinator Port Project, a program to offer refuge to local bees and other pollinators.
Apr. 12, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Brooklynites rallied on Wednesday to demand that city and state officials work with them — not around them — to transform the aging Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
Mar. 29, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Part of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway will once again shut down for a weekend of necessary repairs next month.
Feb. 5, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Atlantic Avenue has three new mid-block pedestrian crossings, which the city and local pols hope will make the busy roadway — nicknamed Brooklyn’s “Boulevard of Death” — safer for Brooklynites traversing the corridor on foot.
Dec. 11, 2023 By Julio Peña III In the intricate maze of New York City, Sunset Park stands as a vibrant embodiment of diversity and resilience. Three years ago, our community experienced yet another loss with the tragic death of Clara Kang — a dedicated nurse whose life was cut short while cycling home. On…
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Nov. 3, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
After record-high Citi Bike ridership numbers across New York City over the past few months, rideshare company Lyft, along with the Department of Transportation and Mayor Eric Adams, announced plans to significantly expand the service by the end of next year.
Oct. 18, 2023 By Adam Daly The Department of Transportation partially closed the infamous triple cantilver on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway over the weekend to complete some much-needed repairs to the span — with closures to sections of the notoriously congested roadway pushing traffic onto surrounding streets, to the dismay of local businesses. From Oct. 14-16, the…
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