Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Brooklyn Heights

Streetfilms: Biking the Falls

By Ben Fried | | 9 Comments
Before the four "New York City Waterfalls" began gushing along the East River this June, DOT marked a bike route passing by each installation and released a guide to go with it. In this Streetfilm Elizabeth Press shows us a recent bike tour of the falls, led by DOT commish Janette Sadik-Khan. Special bonus feature: […]

Eyes on the Street: A Summer Space on Montague

By Brad Aaron | | 6 Comments
In these shots from tipster Jeff Prant (more after the jump), Brooklyn Heights residents take advantage a car-free Montague Street this past weekend. Though the July 4th holiday, overcast skies, and inadequate publicity are all suspected to have affected turnout on its first week, those who missed out can enjoy Montague "Summer Space" events on […]

Bikes Are Traffic, Too

By Brad Aaron | | 17 Comments
Anyone else seen these signs around town? Cyclists heading up the Clinton Street bike lane in Brooklyn Heights are getting a nod from the construction crew whose elevator is jutting into their right-of-way. The big orange markers, labeled "Department of Transportation," start a full block ahead of the obstruction at the corner of Montague Street. […]

New High-Visibility Bike Lanes in Brooklyn

By Aaron Naparstek | | 34 Comments
The McBrooklyn Blog spots this freshly painted high-visibility bike lane on Henry Street in Brooklyn: Could be that the NYC Department of Transportation actually listened to groups like Transportation Alternatives, which advocates painting bike lanes a solid color in order to improve visibility and curb blockage by motor vehicles. Bikers have reported that the Tillary […]

Forever Double-Parked on Google’s Memory Lane

By Jason Varone | | No Comments
Writing about Google’s new Street View feature in this week’s Brooklyn Paper, Brooklyn Heights Blog publisher Homer Fink finds out why the New York City Police Department has doled out more parking summonses in Brooklyn Heights this year than in any other precinct in New York City: The first thing you notice when trolling the […]
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