TRAFFIC & TRANSIT: While R-train riders in Bay Ridge have to put up with messy local stations that let in the elements, commuters say the conditions at one Downtown Brooklyn stop remain downright disgusting more than six months after Hurricane Sandy flooded the platform.
NEWS: New York City law enforcement and national security officials are on high alert after a series of apparently coordinated explosions ripped through crowds of spectators and participants near the finish line of yesterday’s Boston Marathon.
SCHOOLS & LIBRARIES: City Councilman Vincent Gentile was recently joined by council speaker and mayoral candidate Christine Quinn to announce a new library program meant to improve citizens’ access to city government.
NEWS: Another pedestrian was struck by a car in Bay Ridge on April 1, near the intersection of Fourth Avenue and 86th Street – two thoroughfares that have recently proved treacherous for pedestrians – as elected officials and the general public debate over which measures will best mitigate danger and improve safety on our streets.
TRAFFIC & TRANSIT: Did you know that city officials voted over a century ago to extend the R-train all the way to Coney?
TRAFFIC & TRANSIT: Six months after Transportation Alternatives proposed bike and pedestrian lanes on the Verrazano Bridge as part of their Harbor Ring project, supporters of the idea have begun a petition on website Change.org in order to help gain some much-needed traction, as well as the attention of Governor Andrew Cuomo.
NEWS: Mayor Bloomberg labelled state lawmakers as “reckless and negligent” on Wednesday for blocking a budget provision that would bring speed enforcement cameras to the five boroughs.
NEWS: Jewelry and electronics continue to disappear from area homes, as a series of break-ins plague the 68th Precinct, which covers both Dyker Heights and Bay Ridge.
SCHOOLS & LIBRARIES: The students of PS 185′s Go Green Team have been asking a simple question: Where does our trash go? Through their research, they discovered an answer that is both sad and shocking.
TRAFFIC & TRANSIT: As the NYC Department of Transportation unveils a series of traffic-calming measures for Fourth Avenue to mixed reactions, State Senator Marty Golden and the police union are lobbying Albany lawmakers to nix a speed camera demonstration program previously approved by the New York State Assembly.