Fourth Avenue To Get Pedestrian Barriers Near 86th Street

By on May 16, 2013  Featured story, Traffic & Transit
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A flier from the Fourth Ave safety workshop. (Image source: NYCDOT).

A flier from the Fourth Ave safety workshop. (Image source: NYCDOT).

If city Department of Transportation officials have their way, Fourth Avenue could soon be receiving some Herald Square-style pedestrian barricades, writes Will Bredderman for Brooklyn Paper.

The latest version of a safety proposal first unveiled at a March 21, public forum would include the following changes: Continue reading »

City Plans To Narrow Fourth Avenue As Golden, PBA Lobby Against Gentile-Backed Speed Camera Program

By on March 26, 2013  Featured story, Traffic & Transit
Mar 262013
 
A flier from the Fourth Ave safety workshop. (Image source: NYCDOT).

A flier from the Fourth Ave safety workshop. (Image source: NYCDOT).

As the NYC Department of Transportation unveils a series of traffic-calming measures for Fourth Avenue to mixed reactions, State Senator Marty Golden (R) and the police union are lobbying Albany lawmakers to nix a speed camera demonstration program previously approved by the New York State Assembly and supported by City Councilman Vincent Gentile (D).

At a March 21, meeting where city planners showcased the proposals, Bay Ridgites on both sides of the issue voiced strong opinions about the possible changes – which include narrowing a 13-block stretch of the busy thoroughfare from Ovington Avenue to 84th Street, as reported by Will Bredderman for Brooklyn Paper. Continue reading »

4th Avenue Safety Workshop Rescheduled For January 24

By on December 13, 2012  Traffic & Transit
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Image source: NYCDOT.

A workshop to discuss the future of Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge – which had been postponed due to Hurricane Sandy, has been rescheduled for Thursday, January 24, 2013. Continue reading »

CB 10 Offers Alternative To DOT-Planned Bike Lanes

By on September 27, 2012  Traffic & Transit
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Image source: courtney_80 via Flickr.

Members of Community Board 10 know that more bike lanes are coming to Bay Ridge. But while they’ve warmed to the notion of a bike-friendly future, they’re still unhappy with the locations the DOT has chosen for the “hundreds of miles” of bike lanes it plans to add to Brooklyn neighborhoods over the next few years. Continue reading »

Residents Irked By Overabundance Of Traffic Lights In Dyker Heights

By on August 24, 2012  Traffic & Transit
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Image source: ericskiff via Flickr.

Whether you’re driving, riding the bus or in a car service, you’ve probably noticed that in recent years significant numbers of new traffic lights have been installed on our streets.

While ostensibly put in for pedestrian safety, some in Dyker Heights say many of the traffic signals are causing gridlock – which in turn brings increased noise from car horns, and increased pollution from idling engines – not to mention increasingly hot-tempered motorists.

The problem may be with the decision-making process behind each new traffic light – namely the fact that there really isn’t one.

Thanks to the ever-informative Denise Romano from Home Reporter, here’s how it works: Continue reading »

CB 10 Meets Tonight At Shore Hill Community Room!

By on June 18, 2012  Events
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Tonight, Community Board 10 will hold its monthly General Board Meeting.

The event, which is open to the public, will take place at the Shore Hill Community Room [9000 Shore Road], beginning at 7:15 p.m. The agenda [via CB 10's website] will include:

  • Presentation – Update on Owls Head Pollution Plant by Assistant DEP Commissioner Vincent Sapienza.
  • Public Hearing – In the matter of an application made to NYC Board of Standards and Appeals for the property located at 701/745 64th Street which seeks to secure a special permit allowing a reduction of the required accessory parking spaces for the two buildings at the Premises under Section 36-21 ZR for uses in parking requirement category B1 in Use Group 6 and ambulatory diagnostic or treatment facilities in Use Group 4 at the Premises.
  • Police & Public Safety Committee: SLA On Premise Renewal Application for City 9316 Inc., d/b/a Fushimi, 9316 4th Avenue; SLA On Premise Renewal Application for No Quarter, 8015 5th Avenue; New SLA Application for Taro Restaurant Inc., 7109 13th Avenue.
  • Traffic & Transportation Committee: DOT 86th Street Reconfiguration Project; Update on refurbishing of the bridge over the Belt Parkway at 69th Street as presented to the Committee by DOT.
  • Ad Hoc Committee on Street Namings: Presentation of proposed changes to current CB 10 Street Naming Guidelines.
  • Zoning & Land Use Committee: Presentation of completed PFI (Parking Fairness Initiative) Document.
  • Environmental Committee: Spectra Pipeline and the possibility of radon in natural gas from Marcellus Shale entering the NYC water supply.
  • Parks Committee: Update on Eco Dock Plans for the 69th Street Pier as presented to the Committee by Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance; Update on final plan for local schools to help maintain local parks on an ongoing basis.

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Tour De Brooklyn To Ride Through Bay Ridge This Sunday

By on June 1, 2012  Events
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Last year's Tour De Brooklyn (Source: Wikipedia Commons)

The 8th Annual Tour De Brooklyn, a 21.5 mile bicycle ride through the County of Kings, will be pedaling its way through Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights – with a rest stop at Dyker Beach Park – this Sunday, June 3. Click Here For More, Including A PDF Map Of The Route