Tag: transit

Chronically slow bus service on Flatbush Avenue results in docked pay, firings for delayed riders, per report

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Dec. 10, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The painfully slow bus service in Brooklyn on Flatbush Avenue is causing more problems than just a delayed commute, according to a new report released on Tuesday. Riders Alliance, an advocacy group for better public transit, rallied with local politicians and other transportation stakeholders at Times Plaza in…

MTA capital plan advances Interborough Express light rail project between Brooklyn and Queens

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Sep. 23, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The MTA’s $68 billion capital plan, unveiled last week, proposes starting construction on the Interborough Express (IBX), the potentially transformative light rail link between Brooklyn and Queens, within this decade. The 2025-29 capital plan, the transit agency’s overarching five-year spending priorities for maintenance, renewal, and expansion, includes $2.75 billion…

Police seek driver of white SUV after 74-year-old killed in Brooklyn hit-and-run

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Sep. 12, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil A 74-year-old man was fatally struck by the driver of a white SUV in a hit-and-run crash Wednesday night in Bay Ridge. Authorities say the incident occurred just after 8:55 p.m. as the victim was crossing Ridge Boulevard at Bay Ridge Avenue, walking west to east in…

Op-ed | We must restore funding to city crossing guards

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Dec. 21, 2023 By Kay White & Shaun Francois Every day, over a million students swipe MetroCards at the turnstile, pedal through city streets, or ride a bus between home and school. As students walk those last few blocks towards school, they’re often both greeted and protected by crossing guards. New Yorkers in fluorescent vests create safe passages in hectic city streets, offering both visibility and physical protection for our smallest and youngest.  It’s dangerous wherever cars and pedestrians meet – but especially so when these pedestrians are children. Since 2014, 106 children have been killed by vehicles on our…
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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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