Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Williamsburg

Select Bus Service Comes to Brooklyn

By Ben Fried | Nov 18, 2013 | 33 Comments

Yesterday was the first day of service for Brooklyn’s first Select Bus Service route, upgrading the B44 Limited with a dedicated bus lane, off-board fare collection, bus bulbs, and fewer stops. It’s the sixth SBS route to enter service, following two in the Bronx, two in Manhattan, and one in Staten Island. In addition to […]

Eyes on the Street: Minivans Parked All Over Williamsburg Sidewalk, Bikeway

By Stephen Miller | Oct 3, 2013 | 34 Comments

A reader sent in this photo of what looks to be several dozen minivans in Williamsburg parked all over the sidewalk and bike lane on Kent Avenue. Along this section of Kent, which is part of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, the parked cars blocked both a southbound bike lane and a northbound bike route on […]

Big Pedestrian Island Proposed in Bushwick Avenue Traffic Calming Plan

By Stephen Miller | Sep 24, 2013 | 6 Comments

After receiving requests from the Graham Avenue Business Improvement District and the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council (yep, that one) for better sidewalks and safety improvements, DOT presented a plan [PDF] for Bushwick Avenue to Brooklyn Community Board 1’s transportation committee last week. The biggest change is proposed for the intersection with Seigel Street, where Bushwick […]

Hynes Brings Manslaughter Charge for Williamsburg Pedestrian Death

By Brad Aaron | Jul 24, 2013 | 2 Comments

A motorist who allegedly struck two pedestrians in a fatal 2012 hit-and-run crash in Williamsburg was charged with manslaughter by Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes. Raul De La Cruz and an unidentified woman were crossing Borinquen Place near Keap Street in Williamsburg at approximately 5 a.m. last November 15 when they were struck by the […]

Felix Coss, of Brooklyn, Third Pedestrian Killed By NYPD in Last 15 Months

By Brad Aaron | Jul 8, 2013 | 35 Comments

A pedestrian crossing the street in a crosswalk with the signal in broad daylight was struck and killed by an on-duty NYPD officer in Williamsburg this weekend, and the department says no traffic laws were broken. Felix Coss, 61, was crossing Broadway at Hooper Street at 4:30 p.m. Saturday when he was hit by an […]

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