Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bed-Stuy

Bed-Stuy Cuts the Ribbon on Marcy Plaza, Celebrating Reclaimed Space

By Stephen Miller | Sep 10, 2013 | 2 Comments

More than 100 people joined local leaders and city agency chiefs this morning to cut the red ribbon for Marcy Plaza, a new pedestrian space carved from what used to be an extra-wide stretch of asphalt next to a one-story Burger King in Bedford Stuyvesant. The plaza, part of a larger $20 million streetscape upgrade […]

City Receives Federal Funding for Full Nostrand Avenue Select Bus Route

By Ben Fried | Nov 14, 2012 | 12 Comments

The first Select Bus Service route in Brooklyn is on track to start speeding bus trips next year, after Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and NYC Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announced yesterday afternoon that the project has secured a $28 million federal grant. The B44 route on Nostrand, Rogers, and Bedford Avenues, which runs between Sheepshead Bay […]

William Boney Killed in Brooklyn, Driver Charged With Manslaughter

By Brad Aaron | Jun 4, 2012 | 7 Comments

The motorist accused of fatally striking a Brooklyn pedestrian while driving drunk this weekend will be charged with manslaughter, Streetsblog has learned. At around 12:34 a.m. Sunday, William Boney, 49, was crossing Atlantic Avenue at Troy Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant when he was struck by a Lincoln Navigator driven by Carmelo Galloway, 39, according to reports. […]

Private Sanitation Truck Kills Pedestrian in Brooklyn

By Noah Kazis | Mar 18, 2011 | 13 Comments

The driver of a private sanitation truck hit and killed a pedestrian at the intersection of Broadway and Myrtle Avenue this morning, according to the NYPD. The driver hit the pedestrian, a man in his 60s crossing Myrtle, at 7:12 a.m and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The police, as usual, do […]

Department of Health Takes a Snapshot of Bed-Stuy Cyclists

By Noah Kazis | Jul 29, 2010 | 18 Comments

Image: NYC Department of Health The city’s Department of Health has made encouraging physical activity, which can help prevent obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and other ailments, a top priority. As part of promoting healthy lifestyles, the Department’s Brooklyn District Public Health Office spent last summer studying cyclist behavior in Bedford-Stuyvesant to learn who in that […]

Feds Green Light Funding for Better Nostrand Avenue Bus Service

By Noah Kazis | Feb 2, 2010 | 5 Comments

A potential configuration for the Nostrand Avenue SBS Route. Image: NYCDOT. As Elana reported earlier today, the Obama Administration’s 2011 budget includes $28 million for the Nostrand Avenue Select Bus Service project. The announcement should help build momentum for a high-priority transit project set to launch in 2012. Nostrand Avenue SBS would ply the B44 […]

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