Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Brooklyn Heights

David Yassky Supports Congestion Pricing

By Aaron Naparstek | May 29, 2007 | 12 Comments

City Council Member David Yassky has come out in favor of congestion pricing, with the caveat that "many features of the Mayor’s proposal will need to be reworked." Yassky’s Brooklyn district, it’s worth noting, encompasses three East River bridges, the Battery Tunnel and a seemingly endless number of of honking, spewing, frustrated motorists. Until last […]

Congestion Pricing: Joan Millman is Not Convinced

By Aaron Naparstek | May 23, 2007 | 29 Comments

State Assembly Member Joan Millman’s Downtown and brownstone Brooklyn district includes some of the most politically progressive, environmentally-conscious and traffic-choked neighborhoods of New York City — neighborhoods that have been clamoring for traffic relief for years. Yet, Millman is, for now, opposed to Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan. In a letter sent to constituents who […]

Pedestrian Safety in Brooklyn Heights

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 13, 2006 | No Comments

Pedestrian injury and fatality data from the Transportation Alternatives Crash Map A note from Transportation Alternatives putting this morning’s pedestrian fatality in Brooklyn Heights in context: This morning’s pedestrian fatality on Henry Street and Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights is not an isolated event. According to Transportation Alternatives’ Crashstat data, six pedestrians have been hit […]

Eyes on the Street: Horrific Ped Fatality in Bklyn Hts This AM

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 13, 2006 | 3 Comments

From a Streetsblog tipster: At 6:00 am a garbage truck (CSI company?) turned from Montague Street on to Henry Street and hit and killed a mid 50’s pedestrian. Her shoes and back pack were splayed on the street and I believe that a tire crushed her… I live on Montague Terrace around the corner from […]

Brooklyn to Mayor: Get a Transportation Policy

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 17, 2006 | 4 Comments

A 1997 traffic-calming protest in Brooklyn Heights (Photo: Transportation Alternatives). The neighborhoods of north Brooklyn have long been some of the most abused by regional traffic and transportation policy. So, it is not a surprise to see that the Tri-State Transportation Campaign has managed to convince twenty-eight Brooklyn neighborhood organizations to sign-on to a strongly […]