Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Sunset Park

DOT added eighteen miles of protected lanes to this map in 2016, but NYC will never have cohesive citywide network of safe bike routes without protected bike lanes on major streets like Brooklyn's Fourth Avenue. Map: Jon Orcutt

If de Blasio Is Serious About Vision Zero, 4th Ave Will Get a Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Dec 16, 2016 | 18 Comments

In 2017, will City Hall be more committed to ambitious street redesigns that save lives? An early litmus test will be Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn -- which is ripe for a protected bike lane but is currently in line for much more modest changes from NYC DOT.

Carlos Menchaca Wants to Make Fourth Avenue Protected Bike Lane a Reality

By David Meyer | Aug 24, 2016 | 10 Comments

With DOT preparing a major capital project for Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue next year, it’s now or never for a protected bike lane on this important route linking Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Park Slope, and Downtown Brooklyn. Fortunately, local Council Member Carlos Menchaca has been on the case for months, talking with local residents, community groups, and DOT about how the Fourth Avenue […]

No Charges for Driver Who Killed 72-Year-Old Cyclist in Sunset Park

By Brad Aaron | Aug 7, 2015 | 29 Comments

A motorist killed a senior on a bike under the Gowanus Expressway on a Sunset Park street where drivers are routinely involved in high-speed crashes. The crash happened Wednesday at around 5:30 p.m. Rigoberto Diaz, 72, was traveling westbound against traffic on 48th Street and attempting to turn left onto Third Avenue when a driver traveling northbound […]

Industry City Developer Thinks Sunset Park Waterfront Needs More Parking

By Stephen Miller | Mar 11, 2015 | 35 Comments

A Sunset Park developer wants to use city land for a giant new parking lot, in what’s shaping up to be a test for Council Member Carlos Menchaca and the NYC Economic Development Corporation. Industry City, which has 6 million square feet of industrial, office, and retail space in 16 buildings across more than 30 acres […]

Pedestrian Injuries Down Nearly 30% After 4th Ave Road Diet in Sunset Park

By Stephen Miller | May 21, 2014 | 13 Comments

A year and a half after implementing a road diet on 50 blocks of Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park, DOT returned to the Brooklyn Community Board 7 transportation committee last night with a report on how the redesign has affected safety. The results are positive: More people are walking on Fourth Avenue, while speeding, crashes, and […]

Brooklyn CB 7 Working for Safer Streets in Sunset Park

By Brad Aaron and Stephen Miller | Feb 13, 2014 | 7 Comments

Community Board 7 in Brooklyn continues to emerge as a force for safer neighborhood streets. This week, the CB 7 transportation and public safety committees held a joint meeting to address pedestrian safety issues in the district, which encompasses Sunset Park and Windsor Terrace. The board also sent a letter this month to the 72nd […]

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