Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Fort Greene

For Pedestrians, Atlantic and Flatbush Could Go From Bad to Worse

By Brad Aaron | Mar 8, 2010 | 12 Comments

Atlantic and Flatbush time lapse from tracy collins on Vimeo. This time-lapse film by Tracy Collins at Not Another F*cking Blog is a telling indictment of poor pedestrian conditions at Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues. And depending on how Bruce Ratner’s new sports arena is built out — the groundbreaking is set for this week — […]

Forest City Ratner: Carlton Ave Bridge Closure “a Bit of a Conundrum”

By Ben Fried | Feb 26, 2010 | 9 Comments

Norman Oder at Atlantic Yards Report has the details from Wednesday’s public meeting on street closures and traffic changes near the footprint of Bruce Ratner’s Brooklyn arena project. With construction apparently on the verge of ramping up significantly, local electeds, NYCDOT, and representatives of developer Forest City Ratner engaged in a Q&A session as notable […]

Brooklyn CB2 Committee Seeks Better Fort Greene Bike Connections

By Ben Fried | Feb 18, 2010 | 4 Comments

The transportation committee of Brooklyn Community Board 2 voted unanimously Tuesday night to advance the idea of improving cycling connections between Fort Greene and surrounding neighborhoods. The proposal put forward by committee member Mike Epstein envisions safer bicycling across Flatbush Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, spanning intersections that are currently among the most dangerous in Brooklyn. […]

Brooklyn Cop Dishes Out Disorderly Conduct Charge to Cyclist Who Ran Red

By Noah Kazis | Feb 4, 2010 | 42 Comments

Jeff Geisinger’s disorderly conduct summons. When Jeff Geisinger biked through a red light on Atlantic Avenue last October, he knew that he might get a traffic ticket. So when a cop pulled him over, he wasn’t surprised. He just didn’t expect to be handed a summons for disorderly conduct, a criminal violation. What Geisinger did […]

State Moves to Disrupt Street Grid in Atlantic Yards Footprint

By Ben Fried | Jan 12, 2010 | 12 Comments

State officials announced yesterday that, starting sometime around February 1, they intend to close three blocks of the Brooklyn street grid to accommodate construction of Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards arena project. Fifth Avenue between Flatbush and Atlantic and two non-consecutive blocks of Pacific Street are slated to be condemned. An announcement circulated by Brooklyn CB […]

Streetfilms: Students Paint the Pavement in Brooklyn

By Brad Aaron | May 18, 2009 | 6 Comments

Can public art also mean public safety? A weekend addition to a Brooklyn street could be the start of something big. Clarence Eckerson explains: In what is being called the first event of its kind in New York City, Livable Streets Education teamed up with Community Roots Charter School and P.S. 67, with a […]

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