Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Williamsburg

Less Service on the L Train? Wring More Efficiency Out of the Streets

By Ben Fried | Jan 15, 2016 | 48 Comments

Gothamist dropped a bombshell earlier this week: To repair Sandy-inflicted damage to the L train tubes between Manhattan and Brooklyn, the MTA will have to suspend service through the tunnel for large chunks of time. The repairs can get done fastest if the MTA halts service around the clock, but that would still last one to two […]

DOT’s Meeker Avenue Safety Plan Is, Well, Meek

By David Meyer | Jan 13, 2016 | 25 Comments

Wow, someone on #bkcb1 asked @NYC_DOT “what about bicycles?” Terrible answer though: we didn’t think of ? because we didn’t think of ? — Mike Cherepko (@mikecherepko) January 13, 2016 DOT unveiled its plan for pedestrian safety improvements along Meeker Avenue in north Brooklyn at last night’s Community Board 1 meeting, but board members and […]

Lentol: Safety Improvements Coming to Meeker Avenue in 2016

By David Meyer | Dec 16, 2015 | 37 Comments

DOT will present safety improvements next month for Meeker Avenue by the BQE in Williamsburg, according to Assembly Member Joe Lentol. The department told Lentol’s office it would bring a proposal to Brooklyn Community Board 1 on January 12. Meeker Avenue runs under the BQE for a mile between North 6th Street and Vandevoort Avenue, dividing […]

Eyes on the Street: Williamsburg’s “Lively,” “Beautiful” New Garage Wall

By Stephen Miller | Aug 21, 2015 | 14 Comments

An apartment building in Williamsburg perfectly illustrates how parking minimums in New York’s zoning code make the city’s streets and sidewalks worse. Last year, a joint venture of Alex. Brown Realty and Largo Investments finished construction on a 33-unit rental project at 281 Union Avenue in Williamsburg. The seven-story building, roughly the same size as its neighbors, has something those older buildings don’t: 17 parking spaces. […]

Kent Avenue: A Bikeway for All Ages

By Ben Fried | Apr 20, 2015 | 4 Comments

While Clarence was out this weekend taping Right of Way install a memorial to victims of traffic violence, he also got this footage of the Kent Avenue bike lane in Williamsburg. Where else but a protected bike lane will you ever see so many kids biking on the street in NYC? Not that long ago, Kent Avenue […]

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