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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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.
Driver kills 49-year-old man in Williamsburg hit-and-run
May. 19, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run in Williamsburg on Friday afternoon.
City plans bike lanes in redesign of dangerous McGuinness Boulevard
May. 12, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The city’s Department of Transportation plans to slim down the dangerous McGuinness Boulevard by removing vehicle traffic lanes and installing new protected bike lanes on each side of the roadway after years of advocacy by locals.
Driver kills woman crossing Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn Heights
Apr. 17, 2023 By Aidan Graham
A 31-year-old woman is dead after a car blew through a red light and plowed into her on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn Heights on Sunday night.
23-year-old pedestrian dies in Boro Park after two-car crash
Apr. 6, 2023 By Aidan Graham
A 23-year-old male pedestrian is dead after a car crash in Boro Park sent a vehicle flying into him on Wednesday night, according to police.
Brooklyn gang member with violent criminal history convicted for carjacking spree
Mar. 28, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
A Brooklyn gang member was convicted on Monday by a federal jury for committing multiple armed carjackings.