Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Flatbush

Relief for Riders on Brooklyn’s Busiest Bus Route as B46 SBS Debuts

By David Meyer | Jul 7, 2016 | 15 Comments

The B46 on Utica Avenue is Brooklyn’s busiest bus route, with more than 44,000 trips each weekday. Like other high-volume NYC bus routes, the B46 has also been susceptible to paralyzing traffic congestion and a boarding process that takes ages, as each passenger dips a Metrocard at the front of the bus. But B46 riders got some […]

DA Ken Thompson: Charges for Punching Driver, No Charges for Killing Child

By Brad Aaron | Sep 2, 2015 | 21 Comments

Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson is prosecuting the man accused of punching the driver who killed 8-year-old Jadann Williams in Flatbush, but Thompson filed no charges against the driver. Jadann was playing with a group of kids on E. 22nd Street on the afternoon of August 26 when a man identified by the Daily News as Reginald […]

No Charges for Driver Who Killed Jadann Williams, 8, on Flatbush Cul-de-Sac

By Stephen Miller | Aug 27, 2015 | 10 Comments

Eight year-old Jadann Williams, who neighbors say loved sports and wanted to become a basketball star, was playing on a dead-end street just steps from her Flatbush home yesterday afternoon when a driver struck and killed her. Police say Williams was playing near the back end of a double-parked box truck on the east side of E. 22nd […]

Eyes on the Street: Real-Time Bus Arrival Display on Nostrand Ave [Updated]

By Ben Fried | Mar 13, 2014 | 13 Comments

New York finally has real-time bus arrival information and excellent route maps posted at bus stops. Or rather, at least one bus stop has this info, and it looks like the kind of thing that should spread to a lot more bus stops. NYC DOT policy director Jon Orcutt posted this photo on Twitter over […]

With Debut of B44 SBS, Major Brooklyn Bus Route Poised to Draw More Riders

By Stephen Miller | Nov 18, 2013 | 38 Comments

After years of planning, B44 Select Bus Service launched yesterday on the Nostrand Avenue corridor. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, and MTA Chairman and CEO Tom Prendergast marked the occasion this afternoon at a newly-expanded bus stop at Church and Nostrand. The B44, which serves nearly 40,000 riders each weekday along a 9.3-mile route between the […]

Select Bus Service Comes to Brooklyn

By Ben Fried | Nov 18, 2013 | 33 Comments

Yesterday was the first day of service for Brooklyn’s first Select Bus Service route, upgrading the B44 Limited with a dedicated bus lane, off-board fare collection, bus bulbs, and fewer stops. It’s the sixth SBS route to enter service, following two in the Bronx, two in Manhattan, and one in Staten Island. In addition to […]

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