Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Park Slope

After the Service Cuts: Riders Cram on to Overburdened, Unreliable B61

By Ben Fried | Dec 5, 2011 | 7 Comments

Toward the end of a press conference at the corner of Fourth Avenue and 9th Street this morning, Council Member Brad Lander remarked that not a single B61 bus came by during the 15-minute event. This was only fitting, since Lander was unveiling a new report from his office that found most rush hour B61 […]

Bike Lane Opponents File Appeal in Prospect Park West Lawsuit

By Noah Kazis | Sep 27, 2011 | 37 Comments

They’re back. Opponents of the Prospect Park West bike lane filed an appeal in their unsuccessful lawsuit against the city yesterday, hoping for a second chance to rip out the safety-enhancing redesign or, perhaps more likely, attract a few more months of headlines. As Streetsblog previously reported, the bike lane opponents will have even lower […]

Will NBBL Bury the Hatchet or Continue to Wage War on Safer Streets?

By Ben Fried | Aug 19, 2011 | 22 Comments

The decision issued by Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Bert Bunyan Tuesday dismissing the Prospect Park West lawsuit should reverberate in a few ways. Among them: The storyline probably doesn’t have as much allure to the press as it used to. And without the PR value, the opponents’ legal challenges lose a lot of their fundamental […]

Rewind: The Taming and Reclaiming of Prospect Park West

By Ben Fried | Aug 17, 2011 | 1 Comment

It’s been nearly a year since we first ran Robin Urban Smith’s Streetfilm on the Prospect Park West redesign. A lot has happened since then, but the lane is working as well as ever and I can’t think of a better way to wrap up this important day for NYC street safety policy than to […]

Victory for Safe Streets: Judge Rejects Prospect Park West Bike Lane Lawsuit

By Ben Fried and Noah Kazis | Aug 17, 2011 | 26 Comments

Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Bert Bunyan dismissed the lawsuit seeking to reverse the redesign of Prospect Park West yesterday, putting an end to a protracted, ugly chapter in the annals of NYC street safety improvements. The lawsuit, brought this March by a group of politically-connected opponents who failed to participate in the years of public […]

Judge Rejects More NBBL Subpoenas in PPW Case [Updated]

By Ben Fried | Aug 3, 2011 | 1 Comment

Here’s the latest on the Prospect Park West bike lane case: Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Bert Bunyan has again rejected an attempt by NBBL attorney Jim Walden to issue subpoenas without approval from the court. Last week Bunyan urged Walden to withdraw a round of subpoenas issued to several people, including members of Community Board 6 […]

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