A friendly CHB tipster sent us a pic this morning of Con Ed’s street work at Congress Street between Court and Clinton. The tipster said it appears that nothing is happening at the site. Has anyone seen them working? Con Ed, do you read Cobble Hill Blog? Help us out!
From the tipster:
Photo of Con Ed’s [...]
Our friends at the Cobble Hill Association have been pushing for changes to the entry points of the exciting new Pier 6 playground, and their efforts are proving successful. This just in from State Senator Daniel Squadron’s office – the DOT has suggested the following improvements:
-“Stop Here on Red” sign on Atlantic Avenue at the [...]
The MTA’s dire slashing of services across the city has hit Brooklyn buses especially hard. The Brooklyn Paper points out today that the borough has lost 298 bus stops out of a total 570! What did Brooklyn ever do wrong?
How have the cuts affected you?
Flickr Photo by threecee
Many thanks to our friends at Pardon Me For Asking for their thorough coverage of yesterday’s protest to save the B71 bus. As a regular rider on the route, this reporter hopes the protestors’ voices will be heard.
Yesterday afternoon, local residents took part in a rally to save the B71 bus, which will be eliminated by [...]
Yesterday the Cobble Hill Association demanded safer pedestrian space in approaching the uber-popular mega-playground that is the new Pier 6. Now the Brooklyn Paper has gone to see for themselves, and it’s not pretty:
Approaching the pier along Atlantic Avenue is particularly formidable, as pedestrians must cross exit ramps to the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway, encountering eastbound vehicles [...]
At the corner of Union and Smith Sts. this Wednesday, June 23rd at 5 pm, there will be a rally in support of the B71 bus. The line is a vital link between Cobble Hill/Carroll Gardens and the cultural heart of Brooklyn – the Library, the Brooklyn Museum, and of course the natural splendor of [...]
The CHA has called for much-needed safety improvements in the crosswalks leading to the new park and playgrounds at Pier 6:
The Cobble Hill Association has long supported a completely public park with active recreation, and delights seeing neighborhood children using the brand new Pier 6. However, there have been many concerns from the community regarding access to [...]
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle was on hand yesterday at the first of four community workshops to discuss ‘Fix the Ditch’ – an effort to “ameliorate the pollution, noise, vibration, and dust produced by the trench” of the nabe-dividing Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
…Workshop participants were assigned a small-group station and asked to consider the many photos attached to [...]
It’s time to confront the enormous Expressway that runs like a concrete river through our neighborhood. Tonight is the first in a series of workshops to build a dialogue between residents affected by the entrenched highway and the designers who will be working to transform this nabe-splitting byway. “Designers will solicit advice, input and local [...]
Sure to make one of the noisiest blocks of Cobble Hill even louder, it appears that the DOT is finally extending the sidewalks at the southern side of Atlantic Ave at Clinton St. I can’t wait for the honking that’ll come with slowed cars making sharp turns!
Perhaps we can at least score some sidewalk [...]
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