The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) launched a Neighborhood Slow Zone program this fall that reduces speed limits from 30 mph to 20 mph and adds safety measures, such as speed bumps, within a select area. The first and currently only existing Slow Zone in the city was created in the Claremont section of the Bronx in late November. Now several neighborhoods in Brooklyn are applying for their own Neighborhood Slow Zones, hoping to make their streets safer.
Chinese residents gathered in Brooklyn's Sunset Park to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Not only did the festivities bring the Chinese-American community together, but it provided an economic boost for local vendors.
A full recovery is expected for a New York City police officer, after doctors performed emergency surgery to remove a bullet from his skull. Officer Kevin Brennan, 29, is still listed in critical condition, but [...]
After decades of contamination made the Gowanus Canal synonymous with pollution, the EPA has released plans that envision a clear waterway by the end of this decade.
In the Midwood section of Brooklyn Thursday night a 53-year-old man was clipped by a van, then struck and killed by another vehicle as he tried to get up, witnesses said, reported the Daily News. [...]
State Assemblyman Dov Hikind says two dangerous pit bulls are scaring residents, and have already killed one dogged and mauled another one in Midwood, NY1 reported Thursday. Animal Care and Control officials say they have [...]
The craziest restaurant in Brooklyn really does have a plan, sort of.
Asian-American civic groups are pushing for redistricting in Brooklyn that would give growing Asian ethnic groups a district and representation of their own.
The transformation of Union Avenue is one of several initiatives currently being pursued by local officials, non-profits and citizen activist groups to address the severe lack of open space in this historically park-poor community.
Residents of a Sunset Park apartment building are withholding rent until the owner resolves ongoing building and housing violations.
Monday, February 6, 2012
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