Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Prospect Heights

Cumbo Calls for Safer Atlantic Ave, and Trottenberg Promises Action

By Ben Fried | Mar 28, 2014 | 7 Comments

Minutes after Council Member Laurie Cumbo and street safety advocates called for immediate action to reduce traffic violence on Atlantic Avenue, Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg told the audience at a Vision Zero forum in Crown Heights last night that DOT intends to make Atlantic one of its early priorities for safety fixes. Atlantic Avenue is […]

Council Candidates at Fort Greene Forum Agree: Don’t Touch Parking

By Stephen Miller | Jul 19, 2013 | 33 Comments

If you were hoping for inspiring leadership from the City Council on transportation issues after the next election, you may want to look somewhere other than District 35, which covers the neighborhoods just east of downtown Brooklyn. Two-thirds of households in the district are car-free, according to the 2000 Census. But while most candidates supported traffic calming […]

Motorists Take the Lives of Human Rights Worker and Senior in Brooklyn

By Brad Aaron | Jul 15, 2013 | 1 Comment

A senior was killed by a motorist in Bensonhurst this weekend, and a Prospect Heights pedestrian who was struck by an alleged drunk driver earlier this month has died from her injuries. On July 5 at around 12:25 a.m., Roxana Gomez was walking at Flatbush Avenue and St. Marks Avenue when she was hit by a BMW […]

Pedestrian Seriously Injured by Motorist in Prospect Heights Last Night

By Brad Aaron | Jul 5, 2013 | 4 Comments

A pedestrian was seriously injured by a motorist in Prospect Heights early this morning, according to witnesses and FDNY. At around 12:25 a.m., the driver of a BMW sedan struck a woman at Flatbush Avenue at St. Marks Avenue. The crash happened near the home of Zach Fried and his fiancée, an emergency room nurse […]

Eyes on the Street: Reason Number 6,734,090,855 NYC Needs Speed Cams

By Ben Fried | Jun 12, 2013 | 15 Comments

Turn up the volume and listen for the sociopathic pacesetter about halfway through this clip. This is southbound Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Heights, recorded with my bike-mounted camera at the intersection with Dean Street at about 9:40 p.m. last night. Vanderbilt has become much more walkable and bikeable since DOT implemented a road diet about five […]

Eyes on the Street: Scenes From Flatbush Avenue

By Brad Aaron | Oct 17, 2012 | 10 Comments

Thanks to Ian Dutton for these great shots from Flatbush Avenue, where pedestrians are being allotted more space on five side streets from Prospect Park to Atlantic Avenue. The materials are designed to be temporary, but it’s remarkable what a little paint and plastic can accomplish. According to Ian, crossing distances at Prospect Place and […]

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