Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Fort Greene

Eyes on the Street: Fort Greene’s Fowler Square Plaza Is Back and Better Than Ever

By David Meyer | May 31, 2018 | 5 Comments

DOT made the short block of South Elliott Place between Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue car-free using paint and planters in 2012. Now it's concrete.

A newly-installed median on Flatbush Avenue between Atlantic Terminal and the Barclays Center. Photo: David Meyer

Eyes on the Street: Pedestrian Life Rafts in the Flatbush/Atlantic Asphalt Ocean

By David Meyer | May 21, 2018 | 4 Comments

There's a little more protection for pedestrians crossing the street around Atlantic Terminal and the Barclays Center.

New bus lanes are in place, but not yet in effect, on Fulton Street. Photo: Jon Orcutt

Eyes on the Street: Fulton Street Gets Its New Bus Lanes

By David Meyer | May 18, 2018 | 5 Comments

Council Member Laurie Cumbo tried and failed to get DOT to scale back the project.

Sumiah Ali was struck at DeKalb Avenue and Ashland Place by a UPS worker making the same right turn as the drivers at right in this Google Maps photo.

NYPD: No Charges for UPS Driver Who Killed Woman Walking With the Right of Way

By Brad Aaron | Feb 20, 2018 | 10 Comments

NYPD's account of the crash indicates 27-year-old Sumiah Ali was crossing the street lawfully when she was fatally struck by a UPS driver in Fort Greene.

The city's plan to extend bus lanes on Fulton Street. Image: DOT

Cumbo Wants to Shut Down Fulton Street Bus Lane During Busy Afternoon Hours

By David Meyer | Nov 21, 2017 | 4 Comments

Scaling back the hours would render the bus lane useless during a time of day when thousands of people ride and the need to bypass car traffic is most acute.

Council Member Laurie Cumbo Opposes Fulton Street Bus Lane

By David Meyer | Nov 17, 2017 | 21 Comments

Cumbo is fighting a transit improvement that will benefit tens of thousands of people in an area where about two-thirds of households don't own cars.

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