Jul. 9, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Mayor Eric Adams will be allowed to remove part of the Bedford Avenue protected bike lane, a Brooklyn judge ruled on Wednesday. In her July 9 decision, Judge Carolyn Walker-Diallo said the administration’s reasons behind removing the lane were “rational,” and that since it will be replaced with…
Jul. 8, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Two new elevators opened at the Bay Ridge-95th Street subway station, on July 8, making it accessible for all commuters for the first time. “This is a crucial connection in Bay Ridge,” said Quemuel Arroyo, the MTA’s chief accessibility officer. “It hasn’t always been easy for me to…
Jul. 1, 2025 By Olivia Seaman Brooklyn has claimed the top spot as the best large U.S. city for biking — and it’s no accident. According to this year’s PeopleForBikes national city ratings, the borough’s safe, connected and low-stress bike network sets it apart. “Brooklyn has an awesome bike network that allows people to…
Jun. 26, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is set to undergo a major cable rehabilitation project aimed at keeping the iconic span — and vital link between Brooklyn and Staten Island — in top shape for years to come. During its monthly meeting on Wednesday, the MTA board approved a $249 million contract…
Jun. 24, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A driver hit and injured a father and son who were riding their bicycles in Bed-Stuy on Saturday. The driver, a 37-year-old man, was headed south on Nostrand Avenue at about 12 p.m. on June 21 when he hit a 44-year-old man and his 10-year-old son, who were…
Jun. 18, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen A Brooklyn judge on Wednesday moved to temporarily prevent Mayor Eric Adams from removing the Bedford Avenue bike lane. The city is “enjoined and restrained from implementing and commencing/performing any construction or other acts related to the Removal” at least until a hearing scheduled for August, ruled Judge…
Jun. 17, 2025 By Olivia Seaman Brooklyn drivers who ignore alternate side-parking rules may soon face automated fines, as the City Council pushes for a state-approved pilot program to mount cameras on sanitation street sweepers. The initiative, with sponsors including Brooklyn Council Members Mercedes Narcisse and Justin Brannan, aims to target persistent parking violators…
Jun. 13, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Part of the parking-protected bike lane on a hazardous stretch of Bedford Avenue on the border of Williamsburg and Bed-Stuy will be removed and replaced with a non-protected painted bike lane, Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday. About three blocks of the lane, between Flushing and Willoughby Avenue, will…
Jun. 4, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon & Lloyd Mitchell An MTA utility truck crashed into a Greenpoint building before the morning rush hour on Wednesday, FDNY officials said. According to law enforcement sources, the truck, which was from the MTA’s Mobile Wash Unit, crashed into an apartment building located at 63 Franklin St. just after 5…
May. 28, 2025 By Dean Moses A man caught by cops allegedly urinating inside a Downtown Brooklyn subway station on Tuesday was found in possession with two guns and assorted ammunition, police reported Wednesday. Officers from Transit District 30 initially spotted the suspect — identified 49-year-old Darrick McCall — exposing himself and peeing onto the northbound…