Dec. 13, 2024 By Athena Dawson New York City cyclists are in for a two-wheeled surprise. Mayor Eric Adams, Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, and Lyft announced plans today to expand the popular Citi Bike program into new neighborhoods across Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. Beginning in fall 2025, Citi Bike will expand…
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Legendary cuts meet legendary signs! DOT selling exclusive Wu-Tang Clan street signs
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…
Work begins on McGuinness Boulevard redesign, ‘substantial completion’ expected by the end of the year
Nov. 5, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Change is coming to McGuinness Boulevard. The city last week started the long-awaited overhaul of the southern half of the roadway, from Calyer Street to Meeker Avenue, and work is expected to last several weeks. “Our redesign will make McGuinness Boulevard safer for everyone on the street — whether…
City unveils ‘bold’ proposals to reimagine Brooklyn-Queens Expressway from above and below
Oct. 11, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen A new report by the city’s Department of Transportations reimagines the trenches and viaducts of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway as cleaner, safer roadways with plenty of public space. The 154-page document, titled “BQE North and South: Safe, Sustainable, Connected,” lays out a series of proposals for seven different sections…
City advances plans for delivery ‘microhubs’ to reduce truck traffic, pollution in Brooklyn and Manhattan
Sep. 17, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The city took one step closer to cleaner, greener package delivery on Tuesday as the Department of Transportation advanced a delivery “microhub” pilot program. The hubs would give truck drivers a space to safely transfer their cargo from long-haul trucks to smaller, safer, and more sustainable methods of…
Protected bike lanes are coming to Brooklyn’s Bedford Avenue
Sep. 11, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The city is moving to install a protected bike lane on a 1.5 mile stretch of Bedford Avenue, the Department of Transportation announced Tuesday, more than a year after the agency first pitched the idea. Work will start this week to transform the existing painted bike lane between…
City to close one lane of Staten Island-bound BQE for next 2 weekends to install weigh-in-motion tech
Sep. 10, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway’s aging triple cantilever has been patched and repaired, and the city is moving now to further protect it from further damage. For the next two weekends, a small section of the Staten Island-bound BQE in Brooklyn Heights will be down to one lane as the…
City proposes new redesign for BQE triple cantilever, delays construction until 2029
Jun. 24, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The city has a new proposal for the battered triple cantilever portion of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn Heights, but no matter how the administration chooses to overhaul the roadway, construction won’t start until 2029, a year later than the most recently-announced plan.
New mid-block crossings on Atlantic Avenue aim to slow cars, increase pedestrian safety on ‘Boulevard of Death’
Feb. 5, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Atlantic Avenue has three new mid-block pedestrian crossings, which the city and local pols hope will make the busy roadway — nicknamed Brooklyn’s “Boulevard of Death” — safer for Brooklynites traversing the corridor on foot.
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.