Nov. 7, 2024 By Jada Camille Wu-Tang is forever! The New York City Department of Transportation is honoring the legacy of hip-hop icons with a limited-edition street sign celebrating the legendary music group Wu-Tang Clan. Hip-hop fans can get their hands on one of these limited signs for $75. All orders must be placed…
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Atlantic Avenue upgrade: Locals celebrate major safety fixes coming to dangerous corridor
Jul. 26, 2024 By Jada Camille
Street safety improvements are on their way to Atlantic Avenue, thanks to a series of short-term projects by the New York City Department of Transportation.
DOT celebrates Brooklyn Bridge ‘glow up,’ iconic span will be lit for first time since 1983
Jan. 12, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
The Brooklyn Bridge will receive a serious “glow up” for the new year, the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Thursday, with the addition of bright and energy efficient LED lighting in the evenings.
Beverley Road open street transformed into permanent pedestrian plaza
Oct. 12, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
Kensington’s temporary open street on Beverley Road has officially been transformed into a permanent pedestrian plaza.
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.
PHOTOS: Stroll like you mean it! Thousands attend annual Summer Stroll on Third Avenue
Jul. 24, 2023 By Jada Camille
Thousands of Bay Ridge residents gathered on Third Avenue on July 21 for the first weekend of the annual Summer Stroll along the neighborhood’s thriving commercial corridor.
City completes Gerritsen Beach infrastructure upgrade
May. 4, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
A massive multi-million dollar construction project to modernize the streets of Gerritsen Beach has wrapped up nine months earlier than expected — finally upgrading the sewage system and helping the low-lying waterfront community deal with perpetual flooding.
As DOT presents refined concepts for BQE, locals question cost, construction
Mar. 2, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith
More than 100 people filled a gymnasium in Brooklyn Friends School in Downtown Brooklyn Tuesday night to review the Department of Transportation’s refined concepts for the future of the city-owned section of the beleaguered Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, which includes the crumbling triple cantilever.