Marty Golden and 5 Democrats Want to Block Better Bus Service on Kings Highway
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The Southern Brooklyn pols are trying to nix bus lanes planned for the B82, one of the slowest bus routes in the borough.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Midwood
Eric Gonzalez: Probation, $500 Fine for Driver Who Killed Woman and Fled
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Krystyna Iwanowicz was crossing the street with a walker when Joseph Zayats hit her with a Jeep SUV and left her to die.
Drugged Driver Who Killed Brooklyn Cyclist Pleads to Manslaughter
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Eduard Nikhman was charged with two counts of manslaughter, two counts of assault, homicide, and driving while impaired by drugs -- all felonies -- as well as speeding, reckless driving, and failure to obey a traffic device.
Nostrand Avenue, Vision Zero Priority Corridor, Takes Another Life
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A teacher on her way to work was killed yesterday by two drivers on Nostrand Avenue, a Vision Zero priority corridor that is slated for safety fixes -- but not at the intersection where the collision occurred.
Got a Parking Problem? David Greenfield’s Purported Solution Won’t Fix It
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Six months ago, when Council Member David Greenfield got the chair of the land use committee, it looked like a bad sign for parking reform in New York City. Can the city eliminate costly parking minimums if the land use committee is led by an elected whose approach to every parking problem seems to be “add […]
Details on Fatal Midwood Crash Don’t Mesh With NYPD Victim-Blaming
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The driver of a Ford van killed a 15-year-old girl in Midwood Tuesday. It was the second crash in which a child has died in city traffic in less than a week, and at least the fourth time a motorist has killed a pedestrian in the course of six days. Sara Kishik was crossing Avenue […]