Sep. 27, 2023 By Jada Camille
A cyclist has been hospitalized after colliding with a truck in an East New York intersection.
Cyclist hospitalized after colliding with work truck in East New York
Tag: department-of-transportation
Cyclist killed by school bus driver in Borough Park; 23rd bicyclist to die in New York City this year
Sep. 22, 2023 By Adam Daly
A school bus driver struck and killed a bike rider Thursday afternoon in Borough Park.
East New York’s longest protected bike lanes nearly complete, DOT says
Sep. 22, 2023 By Jada Camille
Work is mostly complete a new protected bike lanes in East New York, the Department of Transportation announced Thursday.
‘A real damn shame’: After grandmother killed in Bath Beach crash, pol says reckless drivers must be held accountable
Sep. 19, 2023 By Jada Camille
Traffic laws and penalties are being called into question after a 66 year-old pedestrian was hit and killed by a repeat traffic offender in a Bath Beach intersection on Sept. 12.
City to partially close Brooklyn-Queens Expressway triple cantilever for repairs next month
Sep. 18, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
The New York City Department of Transportation announced Monday it will close parts of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway for a few days so it can make some much-needed repairs next month.
New and improved Canarsie bike lane includes ‘tremendous safety upgrade for bicyclists’: DOT
Aug. 30, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro A new bike lane near Canarsie Pier which connects Canarsie to the Jamaica Bay Greenway, Gateway National Recreation Area, and the Rockaways is ready to roll. The $1.9 million project to build the new section of a raised, eight-foot-wide, two-way bike lanes on Shore Parkway was completed one year ahead of schedule and more than $1.45 million under budget. The project was managed by the city’s Department of Transportation and Department of Design and Construction, and funded by DOT and the state’s Office of Resilient Homes and Communities. Work began back in June…
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Construction on compromise McGuinness Boulevard redesign to begin next week
Aug. 30, 2023 By Adam Daly
Construction on the long-awaited redesign of Greenpoint’s McGuinness Boulevard will start in the first week of September, the city’s Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.
Relief in Greenpoint as compromise reached on McGuinness Boulevard redesign
Aug. 17, 2023 By Adam Daly
The Department of Transportation unveiled a compromised version of its planned redesign of McGuinness Boulevard Wednesday to the relief of many Greenpoint locals who have been fighting for safety improvements to the deadly highway-like road for over two years.
Opponents to McGuinness Boulevard redesign cast uncertain light on DOT plan
Jun. 19, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The future of the city’s proposed redesign of McGuinness Boulevard, which had seemed all but certain a few weeks ago, may be in question as opponents ask the Department of Transportation to reconsider its plans.
City delays BQE construction to conduct traffic study, says roadway is ‘safe’ amid interim repairs
Jun. 12, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The city has delayed its timeline on reimagining the infamous Triple Cantilever portion of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, stalling the start of construction by at least a few months.