Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Sunset Park

Alberto Serrano Killed in Brooklyn, Driver Charged With Manslaughter

By Brad Aaron | Aug 8, 2012 | 8 Comments

A driver has been charged with manslaughter and homicide for the hit-and-run death of a Brooklyn pedestrian. Police say Alberto Serrano, 31, was struck down by Javier Hernandez on 51st Street at Third Avenue, a few blocks from Serrano’s home in Sunset Park, at around 7 p.m. Monday. Serrano, a husband and father of two […]

CB 7 Approves 50-Block Ped Safety Project for Sunset Park’s Fourth Ave

By Ben Fried | May 17, 2012 | 13 Comments

In an overwhelming 31-2 vote (with three abstentions), Brooklyn Community Board 7 passed a motion last night in favor of re-engineering Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park for greater safety. The NYC DOT project [PDF] will add a substantial amount of pedestrian space at intersections from 65th Street to 15th Street, widening medians and narrowing crossing distances on […]

Deadly Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park Poised to Get Life-Saving Road Diet

By Ben Fried | May 3, 2012 | 22 Comments

It’s hard to imagine a street in more dire need of a safety upgrade than Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Lined with schools, senior centers, subway stations, churches and stores — and situated in one of the city’s top walk-to-work neighborhoods — the street is a magnet for pedestrians of all ages. It’s also […]

Hylan Blvd SBS Relies More on Fast Payment and Signals, Less on Bus Lanes

By Noah Kazis | Sep 22, 2011 | 8 Comments

When it comes to Staten Island, the Department of Transportation and MTA are considering a different model for Select Bus Service. The service planned for Hylan Boulevard will provide dedicated bus lanes for less of the route than on existing SBS lines, but high-tech features like transit-friendly traffic lights and even a possible pilot of […]

Eyes on the Street: Sidewalk Sinkhole in Sunset Park

By Ben Fried | Jul 14, 2010 | 4 Comments

A reader sent in these photos of a sidewalk cave-in next to the office of Assembly member Felix W. Ortiz, on Fourth Avenue and 55th Street in Sunset Park: Over the weekend, a bunch of neighbors called in the ominous crack in the sidewalk to 311 (resulting in tape! And a safety horse!), and this […]

Sunset Park Greenway: Big Challenges, Bigger Potential

By Ben Fried | Apr 9, 2010 | No Comments

A map of potential greenway routes and east-west connections in Sunset Park. Image: UPROSE A full crowd of about 60 people turned out for NYCDOT’s Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway workshop in Sunset Park last night. The meeting was the second of four sessions the city is putting on with the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative and the Regional […]

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