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Drivers turning left onto Meeker from Monitor ignore the stop sign and do not look for pedestrians coming from their right. Please shorten the crosswalk and force drivers through a narrower passage to ensure they at least slow down and preferably stop.
N4 St should be turned into a Shared Street or Pedestrian Plaza. The intersection of N4 & Kent is SO DANGEROUS. Motor traffic should not be allowed to turn left onto N4 or to cross Kent here, it's always very unsafe.
Speeding trucks down a residential street. There is a sign at Nassau and Sutton that states "NO THRU TRUCKS" but they go through anyway. There are lots of families, kids, elderly on this block. Can we implement some speed bumps? Or better monitoring of the trucks?
Cars speed through Powers Street between Olive and Bushwick Ave when they see a green light at Bushwick. It's very dangerous, especially with a school and a senior housing building on these blocks.
Vehicles (trucks & cars) speed after stopping. In 2012, and 2017 - I have had two PARKED cars on the building side of the street - 100 ft from the curb, hit by speeding drivers and totaled. My car has been a complete loss twice within 5 years in the same exact parking spot. Cars notoriously speed after stopping. They put the gas pedal to the max. I have had fellow neighbors and citizens -complain, tell cars to slow down. There is no signage of a school the the end of this block. There are two speed bumps in the middle but they do little to slow down traffic at the beginning of the street. In both accidents, two cars were totaled - which means 4 totaled cars in the same spot within 5 years. ---- Raise the Crosswalks - turn them into a raised crosswalk like over by St. Stan on Driggs Ave. It will slow traffic immensely and deter trucks. Also CURVE the sidewalk on the PARK side out into Monitor to mirror the other side. It will deter cars from making tight turns while speeding after stopping.
Daily Trucks Ignore the "NO TRUCK TRAFFIC" sign posted on Monitor St. at Nassau Ave. Several Trucks go full speed after the stop sign now this block that includes PS110 public school. Large buses, cement mixers, auto transporters, large tour buses, etc.
The 2 signs clearly indicate NO THRU TRUCK TRAFFIC. Trucks use Kent Street all day and all night long. Trucks turning off of Manhattan Ave to get to McGuiness. My windows rattle all night long from speeding trucks speeding up at night to beat the red light that is at the end of the street. When the trucks don't make the light, they come to a screeching halt. This has to be monitored. The construction noise is loud enough during the day.
Obviously the pictures here were taken years ago before the condo boom at 5AM. All of Manhattan Ave. is overly congested with cars, pedestrians & trucks that have to supply stores. Trucks now having to sit in the middle of the street so that bikes can have a lane! WHY in the middle of this congested shopping area?? Get the bikes off the Ave. so that cars do not have to go into oncoming traffic over the double yellow lines!!!! This whole bike thing is insane. There are MANY nearby bike lanes they can travel without making an already overcrowded area absolutely dangerous!!!
Freeman between McGuinness & Manhattan Ave. Remove bike lane! Restore 'no truck route' signs that were there in the past! This 1 block has to deal with 2 buses now & extreme traffic off Pulaski. This street has had multiple accidents with buses hitting bikers, bikers going wrong way & bikers pretty much doing whatever they feel like.
Extreme traffic off Pulaski Bridge on Freeman between McGuinness & Manhattan Ave. Outside of this we now have 2 BUS ROUTES, TRUCKS including Bay Cranes going to their lot for the night, AND a BIKE LANE TOO!!!! This street has had multiple accidents with buses hitting bikers, trucks hitting poles & pulling down all overhead wires & cars running right into peoples homes!! This 1 block NEEDS SOME RELIEF!!!!
Metropolitan Ave. between Union Ave. and N5 St. desperately needs a two way protected bike lane. This is a major crossing for cyclists trying to get past the barrier that is the BQE overpass. Trucks, buses and cars speed through here once the light turns green causing very stressful conditions for cyclists and pedestrians crossing this complex, highway-like intersection.
When trucks take non-truck routes on side streets (like N4 street) they get stuck and block vehicle traffic, causing cars to detour into bike lane. The bike lane needs better protection to prevent motorists from using the lane. See here: https://twitter.com/MaxSholl/status/856524288324710402
Not much space for bikes with traffic backed up.
Cars move very fast on berry - need crosswalk similar to metropolitan
Traffic exiting the Williamsburg Bridge and turning left onto Broadway rarely yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk (traversing Broadway north/south) Since the reconstruction of this area we expected that this hazard would be addressed - unfortunately this has not been the case and the intersection is still a nightmare. A veritable pedestrian crap shoot. A delayed green would easily allow for pedestrians to cross safely without having to guess whether the traffic will yield to them in the crosswalk.
The 5 way intersection at the corner of manhattan/leonard/engert needs more than just stop signs. Because there are so many directions for drivers to look no one pays attention to the crosswalks. Its actually safer to walk through the middle of the intersection that it is to stay in the pedestrian walkway since its easier for drivers to see you.
There really should be a stop sign at this intersection for cars coming down Engert St toward Russell. Cars consistently speed through here, and there are many pedestrians walking or running down Russell to or from McGolrick park. It would be easy to cross this intersection and get hit by a car speeding down Engert without even realizing there was no stop sign.
Traffic approaching from the Bayard side doesn't see that there is no stop sign on the Leonard side. There is a cross walk for Bayard which leads motorists to believe Bayard traffic has to stop and so they pull out right in front of on coming cars
Drivers do not properly follow laws regarding pedestrians at this intersection, and often speed through (often times trucks). I saw this happen twice to parents with their baby carriages.
Double parked delivery trucks block buses and traffic for hours - often in both lanes- on Graham avenue in front of CTown. This causes congestion and danger to cyclists and auto traffic.
This is a dangerous intersection for pedestrians when walking west on Metropolitan and crossing North 4th Street. The cars make a shallow, blind right-hand turn and pedestrians do not always see them coming from behind them. Signage or daylighting the corner could help
Vehicles routinely run the red light here, particularly during morning rush/school hours. Vehicles traveling north on Rodney/Meeker gun their engines, as do vehicles making the left turn from Metropolitan Ave to Meeker, because traffic backs up so bad they want to beat the oncoming light. Pedestrians crossing Meeker are thus subject to erratic and dangerous driver behavior and must dodge vehicles when pedestrians have the right of way.
Cars parking at this corner block visibility of right hand turns onto Keap St, dangerous shallow turn is taken at high speed. Parking should be eliminated/daylighted
There have been numerous accidents at this intersection throughout the years, even multiple accidents occurring on the same day, just hours apart. The last few accidents that I am aware of happened on March 26, 2017 around 12pm and before that, Sunday March, 12 around 2:30pm. When cars are crossing Bedford Ave. from S.3rd OR making a left turn, they can't see oncoming traffic heading north on Bedford. It is a very dangerous blind spot! Bedford Avenue either needs a stop sign or a traffic light at this intersection ASAP.
Knickerbocker is two way North of Johnson, One way headed North South of Johnson. Southbound drivers turning left onto Johnson have no way of knowing that their light is not timed the same as Northbound drivers. As a result, the usual set of red light runners are turning left, thinking that oncoming traffic will stop. But northbound drivers still have a green light.
Northbound traffic from Kingsland turning West onto Meeker can't see/doesn't look for pedestrians in the crosswalk. The intersection is very large with a confusing division of the lanes, drivers feel as if they are already out of the intersection when they are approaching the poorly lit crosswalk.
It takes forever to get the light to cross the road. I end up walking down to the next streetlight.
The construction zone has pushed the sidewalk into the road, on a street where drivers are driving very fast with multiple cars spanning a single lane. The temporary sidewalk is frequently pushed in, or inaccessible due to snow or ice.
As a pedestrian, it's very hard to cross this street. Drivers turning right from Marcy onto Borinquen turn very fast & do not yield to pedestrians. There are few corners in Williamsburg I fear for my life, but this is one of them.
There is no crosswalk, despite there being businesses on all corners of the intersections, which means crossing the street takes a lot longer than it needs to, and drivers do not yield to pedestrians, even if they are about to cross.
Need a crosswalk at Noll St. and Flushing. It is almost impossible to cross during busy traffic hours, either because there are so many cars on Flushing or there are too many cars trying to turn from Flushing onto Noll.
There needs to be a transfer between the Hewes Street station and the Broadway station. It would increase mobility in the area
This intersection is desperately in need of a signal. The heavy volumes of pedestrians that cross this intersection (even more so now with the addition of the Whole Foods and Apple stores) creates the need. Vehicles are often jockeying for position around pedestrians to either turn from N. 4th onto Bedford or cross Bedford. A signal is also consistent with the intersections farther downstream at N. 5, N. 6 and N. 7.
Cars park where they shouldn't therefore keeping trucks and buses from being able to turn from Broadway onto Kent Ave. Traffic backs up and there is excessive honking etc.
Cars and trucks blocking the box on Kent Ave causes back up on Broadway and buses cannot turn right and excessive honking begins a domino effect up to Wythe Ave.
The entire Manhattan Ave. stretch is more than overloaded!! A bike path in this mess only adds to trucks that have to unload having to park in the middle of the street & cars having to go into oncoming traffic to get by! Who in the world thought of this?? To take a street frequented by pedestrians & cars & trucks & buses & now add bikes is insane! Put bike riders on streets designated JUST FOR THEM. They can travel much more safely & not have to be squeezing themselves between every moving vehicle & person!! Manhattan Ave. cannot sustain EVERYTHING & buses & trucks are a necessity there. Bikes can do just as well on quieter streets. How was all of this allowed to happen? Believe me, no one knows about this site & has no idea they can give any input. Everything is run by the real estate market...the Gold Rush is in full swing.
cars and trucks speed down this block in order to make the light at Nassau and Kingsland
sidewalk blocked by trucks.
Drivers frequently do not see the "Stop Here on Red" sign/line. Have witnessed many accidents almost happen as a result.
large trucks blocking road and creating noise pollution for the nearby residents
Speeding and running of lights continues to be terrible on this stretch of McGuinness Blvd. Bike lanes, eliminating commercial traffic should be options to help this dangerous situation.
Trash can needed at corner of Cooper park.
Kent Ave between N.4th to N.12th has pedestrians wandering into bike lane without looking, with infants in strollers etc, from towers or parkland, VERY unsafe for both cyclists and people. More pedestrian signage is needed, plus live traffic officers on weekends by park entrances.
This area of Bedford Ave has drainage problems.
Last intersection in this area of Bedford without a traffic signal. Heavy pedestrian traffic makes this a very difficult intersection for bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians.
Confusing 'Do Not Enter' Signs, since buses are allowed to drive down the block (but not cars.) This should be a 2 way street for all vehicles- cars and buses.
This intersation needs better signage, perhaps a 4-way stop sign is appropriate?
Trucks and cars (often going the wrong way) drive in Kent Ave bike lane way to often. Better protection is needed. See http://gothamist.com/2016/06/24/take_back_the_car_lane.php
need a more direct route to Pulaski Bridge from South East Greenpoint. Lots of pedestrians.
Trucks are not allowed on Kingsland Ave, however they are always on this street and they speed excessively in order to beat the lights.
Cars and massive trucks are constantly speeding down this block at incredibly high speeds in order to get to the traffic light at Kingsland and Nassau.
Last left turn to get on the bridge - people speed up. One of the densest streets in greenpoint.
Very busy bus stop
very busy bus stop
More benches severely needed! When the original benches were all broken they only put in half the number of original benches. And, this park has become much more popular in recent years.
The owner of the blue warehouse has illegal no parking signs posted on their buildings preventing residents from parking there in fear of getting towed. Please enforce the law by telling them to remove the yellow no parking or you will get towed signs
we need all of the bike lanes to be repainted in this neighborhood
this intersection has become very dangerous because the truck route is now a very populated area. a few problems--lots of congestion, red light running, heavy bike traffic, ped xing, etc. The red light camera off Greenpoint ave has been broken for years.
Would love a bus bench here
Since subway access is more difficult on the northern end of Greenpoint and the neighborhood is under development, a ferry access point would be helpful and could curb the demand for greenpoint residents to own cars and future parking issues.
Bike lane needed on kingsland to improve bicycle access to the Greenpoint Ave bridge
There is a lot of traffic on Monitor down to Meeker, and everyone speeds: cars, motorcycles, and trucks. With all the children in the neighborhood crossing the street to school and the park, we desperately need stoplights at the intersections on Monitor Street to slow traffic.
This four way stop is notoriously terrible - vehicles, including large trucks, blow through the intersection and often stop quickly within the crosswalks without pausing behind them. This is a heavily residential area with a lot of foot traffic and the truck route is terrorizing the neighborhood. Please consider rerouting trucks away from this part of Norman Avenue. Motorcycles are also a problem, and normal vehicles (cars) also drive recklessly in this area.
So much speeding on Humboldt Street between Greenpoint and Norman! Heavy industrial use and disregard of 25 mph speed limit.
Riding on this designated bike lane through heavy industrial area during rush hour is not conducive to safe cycling. This is a valuable route, would be great to nix a lane of parking in favor of two way protected bike lane.
Lots of pedestrian traffic coming from Pulaski Bridge need a safer way to cross. Additionally, construction vehicles from Greenpoint Landing tear through this intersection as do the Timer Warner and NYCHA vehicles making it more perilous to cross.
The light is too short for the northbound lane due to pedestrians crossing. Many people run the red light here because the northbound light is so short.
More and more trucks for construction in this area are using Freeman St. as a cut through.
Street Parking frequently taken up by contsruction and Film Productions. Hard to find parking in the neighborhood.
The light timing at this intersection does not make sense for pedestrians and is very confusing. I've seen more close calls for pedestrians who jay walk than I can count. This intersection is especially busy during the Giglio Festival, where many families with children try to cut across this intersection and are put in danger. A young girl was killed at this intersection. We need a better system for pedestrians at this intersection.
The car wash causes traffic to back up into the street shutting down the right lane. This causes accidents, honking and aggressive drivers.
Drivers run this red light ALL the time! Aggressive left-turning from all sides.
Trucks and cars turning left from Humboldt onto Norman Ave. have a difficult time, often requiring oncoming traffic to back up. This is particularly a problem because of double parked cars and cars parked too close to the corners.
Cars fail to stop at the three-way stop signs on a regular basis and the parked cars on the corners make it difficult for drivers to see who is coming down Norman Ave.
Motorcycles and other vehicles speed down Russell Street. The motorcycles are particularly noisy as they head to their clubhouse down a couple of blocks. They don't care what hour of the day it is! The corner of Russell and Norman is another problem spot with cars and trucks failing to stop at the three-way stop and visible reduced by parked cars on the corners.
This intersection is very precarious to traverse, i.e. crossing streets. Crossing west from The Nassau-Bedford-Manhattan triangle is unmarked and often confront cars crossing either of those streets with the intention of getting West of Lorimer. Also with cars coming from so man directions without a traffic light crossing from west of Lorimer from either Nassau or Bedford is dangerous with the merging cars + Lorimer cross traffic. Need a light there and I think the N-B-Manhattan Ave triangle needs to be extended all the way to Lorimer.
There is a pedestrian walk way and no cross walk. When farmers markets happen on Saturday it is very hard to cross. You need a stop sign here
Add crosswalk and pedestrian light at Union & Meeker. I've seen two people hit by trucks here.
Need crosswalks and pedestrian crossing lights at all street corners crossing the BQE!
Access from end of Java to Ferry is open intermittently with no indication from West St as to whether it is open. Need pedestrian access from Kent St/Transmitter Park
Cars speed down this block trying to make green light at Nassau Ave. and Humboldt. We need speed bumps or lights that can't be seen from the previous intersection(shielded by lovers like on Driggs and McGuiness
Lots of speeding along this stretch from cars and motorcycles, even when there are two red lights between the intersections.
When traffic gets backed up along Metropolitan Avenue at this traffic light, drivers will separate into two lanes to try and circumvent the long line of cars/trucks, often speeding to do so.
There is no viable crosswalk from Franklin to the corner of Box/Commercial street. This is a high truck traffic area across from a playground.
Cars speed constantly here. Many children cross the street in the morning to get to the bus stop and there is no crosswalk or stop sign or speed bump to deter speeders.
While pedestrians have the walk sign cars are racing to make left turns onto Marcy from Metropolitan across the oncoming lane of traffic and frequently come dangerously close to hitting pedestrians in the crosswalk who have the light and the right of way.
On east side of Meeker Avenue/Lorimer intersection, when it rains puddles form and always spew water at pedestrians. It is like a Loony Toons cartoon!
Bike Lane needs to be repaved. It was patched up recently, but has completely buckled again.
This is the last section after the speed bumps and stop signs. Motorists often see this as an opportunity to 'zoom' away. This street has many children living, as well as its proximity to the school that further traffic calming measures are warranted.
These crosswalks are often not properly regarded by motorists, as it is a route used to get around the BQE/meeker ave. It is especially vulnerable given its proximity to the school.
This is a one way street. Cars like to enter it backwards from Morgan Ave.
Gigantic puddle on NW corner. Cars must drive into the other lane to avoid it, pedestrians get splashed.
Drivers do not yield to the light and make turns well into red lights. Trucks blocking the intersection encourage other drivers to bypass them.
This intersection has become very crowded. You have pedestrians crossing, bike lanes in both directions, cars trying to make a turn off Kent Ave and cars also trying to cross along 4th Avenue to get to the residential buildings located on the pier. There needs to be better signage or a light to help direct traffic.
Since bikes can make left from 14th onto Kent, they should not have to cross channelized area to do so as that is generally illegal. There should be street marking indicating path for left turning bikes.
Bikes on 14th can go left onto Kent, but south bound cars on Kent get green arrow for turn onto 14th at same time with no clear right of way.
Bikes on 14th can go left onto Kent, but south bound cars on Kent get green arrow for turn onto 14th at same time with no clear right of way.
The bike lane on Grand Street should be separated from traffic (perhaps two-way on one side of the street like Kent Ave). Vehicles are constantly double parked and swerving into the bike lane. With the coming L train closure this crucial bike link to the Williamsburg bridge needs to be safe and secure for cyclists -- right now only the adventurous/ experienced feel safe here.
Drivers speed through Olive Street to avoid traffic on Bushwick Avenue. These intersections should have four-way stop signs, especially at Olive & Powers where the visibility is poor due to the angle.
The crossing of Grand St at Olive/Waterbury is extremely dangerous for pedestrians. Drivers perceive the crossing between Waterbury and Olive as "straight ahead" instead of a left turn through a pedestrian crosswalk. Drivers use this route as a bypass of traffic on Bushwick Ave and will speed right through the crosswalk since they do not perceive it as a left turn/yield to pedestrians. The crossing of Grand St on the east side of the intersection lacks a painted crosswalk despite the presence of pedestrian walk/don't walk signals. It's amazing more people have not been hurt or killed here.
Cars run these stop signs, drivers soeed down union avenue, very dangerous crossing and intersection. really needs a stop light and speed bumps.
This is the route my children and I take to get to the park on the waterfront. It would be great if there were a stop sign. It feels like such a dangerous crossing with poor visibility and lots of trucks.
This street N Henry needs to be one way from Richardson to Meeker. It's very narrow and always causing problems. The trucks and people coming from Meeker trying to avoid the construction ahead on Meeker are terrible. People get stuck and mirrors of parked cars get broken. Horns honking constantly. It's crazy. It wouldn't mess with anything because Humboldt goes one way the opposite way and you have Graham Ave and Kingsland near that are both normal two way streets. It would also be easy for you to do. Just put a one way sign up and a do not enter from meeker. Then you'd be done. All the residents agree that this makes sense. Thank you for your time. - Jeff Moore 25 N Henry St. 347-232-6136
Drivers come down Nassau Avenue and keep going down to Manhattan Avenue even though they should be turning onto Leonard Street. A more clearer or larger sign should be at the corner of Nassau Avenue and Leonard Street that this part of Nassau Avenue is now ONE WAY.
Drivers turn so quickly from Greenpoint Avenue onto Leonard Street that I have almost been run over twice.
This corner is turning really commercial- with a major chain market that just installed a sign. A traffic light would help protect cars and pedestrians.
Drivers on Driggs slow for this stop sign but often do not stop. In addition, large delivery trucks stopping at the grocery store often block pedestrians' view of oncoming traffic. There are almost always kids crossing here because of the park and nearby PS 110. It's really dangerous. I have almost been hit twice. Please, please put in a stop light instead of the stop signs!
Rachel's Corner takes up nearly the entire sidewalk with their fruit, plants, etc. They put out stuff for sale on either side of the sidewalk so that pedestrians can only get past single file. It's a pain at rush hour, and I can't get a stroller through which makes me think that the handicapped and elderly can't pass either. It doesn't seem legal. (In this photo, only one set of displays is out. Usually they a lot more bins and crates out, along the street as well as in front of the store.)
Needs a stop sign!
Needs to be a four way stop!
Needs a stop sign!
Needs a stop sign!
This intersection desperately needs a stop sign. There is a YMCA with tons of children on one corner, a police precinct on another corner and and elementary school p.s. 31 on the other corner. Cars go way too fast in an area with lots of pedestrians. Additionally, cars crossing the intersection on Lorimer must pull into the middle of the street in order to see if cars are coming down Meserole then pull out while praying that a pedestrian hasn't decided to cross at the same time. Someone's going to get killed.
Monitor Street along McGolrick Park is incredibly dangerous to pedestrians and cyclists and especially for children attending PS 110! Despite the new speed bumps and no trucks signage, large trucks still use Monitor Street to get to the BQE. They speed over the speed bumps and often do not stop at the intersection of Driggs and Monitor (by PS 110!!!!) They completely disregard the school zone signs. Could we get some flashing lights on the no trucks and school zone signs? I don't know what else can be done.
This is a major entrance route to the Kent Bike Lane (especially for those commuting across the Williamsburg Bridge heading north). There is no traffic control for the cars on Kent. I think there should be a light here.
despite some signage, drivers still turn in the wrong lanes
Bike lane on Manhattan Ave. is completely worn away for several blocks. Needs repainting!
This intersection of Maspeth and Woodpoint Rd. is heavily used by pedestrians. There is no crosswalk. The traffic on Woodpoint is heavy and two-way. Especially dangerous is cars using this right-turn lane and not seeing pedestrians about to cross. There is inadequate lighting, and at night, pedestrians are invisible. I've seen a man struck by a car here, even though he was in the crosswalk across Maspeth. You can see that sight lines are blocked by illegal parking on the sidewalk. With thousands more people living in new buildings east of this intersection, it's only a matter of time before someone is killed. The whole intersection needs redesigning.
Illegal truck traffic is constant on this two-way stretch of Maspeth Ave. (between Morgan and Woodpoint), which borders on Cooper Park. Better signage prohibiting trucks and perhaps a neck-down at the intersection of Morgan and Maspeth would deter trucks from using this illegal "shortcut."
Pedestrians are in danger when they attempt to cross, even in the crosswalk. At this intersection of two two-way streets, cars turn from three directions, often disregarding pedestrians in the crosswalk. Solution could be three-way stop signs and two additional crosswalks across Maspeth Ave.
Too many cars stopping and blocking traffic.
This intersection needs a stop light and crosswalk to make it safer for bikers, pedestrians and motorists. Cars and pedestrians crossing Kent have low visibility - especially visibility of the bike lane. The river/pier area makes it a popular pedestrian area. Cyclists do not yield to pedestrians.
This intersection needs crosswalks across Wythe.
There needs to be a stop sign on Wythe at this intersection. Cars usually make rolling stops at the stop sign on Wythe and 5th, and this makes crossing the street challenging for pedestrians at this intersection.
Metropolitan Ave needs a bike lane.
This intersection is treacherous. Especially during warm months, I see cyclists ignoring pedestrians and nearly getting slammed by cars or threatening to run over people walking all the time. There desperately needs to be a stoplight and crosswalk added for all forms of traveler
There are accidents in this intersection every other week. vehicles turning left from south 3rd onto bedford avenue cannot see oncoming traffic due to cars parked on the southwest corner of bedford avenue. there should be a no parking from here to corner sign or a stoplight installed. it has become a dangerous corner.
This is an extremely dangerous corner and needs a light. There are many kids, cyclists and cars with no right of way - this is an accident waiting to happen.
It is very difficult to cross North 4th to get to Northside Piers due to car, bike and pedestrian traffic in multiple directions here with no traffic signal.
Please add a stop light + pedestrian crosswalk. The traffic on the intersection of Kent and N4th is problematic and dangerous. We have a ton of people coming to the area for the smorgasburg/flea market, etc who are not familiar with the miriad of vehicles, bikes, runners and what not on the streets. Not a week goes by without someone being nearly hit either by bikers or pedestrians. As a driver, it is very hard to cross Kent Ave if one is on N4th. Please add traffic lights. Thanks.
Trucks delivering to Duane Reade pose a hazard for pedestrians and bikers. They not only block the bike lane but the visibility of those crossing. They should be banned from Kent. It would be less problematic if they delivered on N5th
Needs to be specific lights for bikers along this path. too many bikers blowing red lights
There needs to be a light here. Numerous cars are crossing a busy intersection into the driveway across the street while trying to navigate cars and bikes.
Half of the West side of this block is marked "No Parking" for no reason. Normal parking rules should be extended to the South corner.
Half of the entire North side of the street is "No Standing" from a time when this street was mostly industrial. There is no reason why such a huge area of parking should be No Standing during the day. Normal parking rules should be extended to Berry St
The end of this block is marked No Parking for no reason. The signs should be removed and parking should be extended to the end of the block.
The sidewalk is mostly missing from the South side of the street and cars randomly use it as illegal parking. The entire sidewalk should be replaced and proper parking signage should be introduced.
There is a no parking sign here and there is no reason why parking should be blocked in front of this building with a door. Please remove the no parking sign and extend parking to the CitiBike stand.
The sign here says no parking for the last parking spot on the North side of the street. That is not a fire hydrant and is just a water sampling station. The no parking sign should be removed and parking should be allowed to the white line.
Brooklyn Bowl has determined that they "own" the parking in front of their building and constantly put orange cones in front to "reserve" parking. City permits anyone to park here and they are not allowed to reserve parking spots. They need to be instructed to stop and allow anyone who wants to park there.
The produce business here is constantly parking their trucks on the sidewalk and storing palettes of their goods on the sidewalks, blocking the view. They double park as well and block residents from getting through. Saturday mornings around 9-10am are particularly bad.
It's very hard to see fast-moving traffic on Meserole when crossing from Leonard St. Drivers frequently violate No Standing Anytime sign on southwest corner of Meserole making it impossible to see into intersection. Please widen curb at corner to prevent illegal parking here.
It's very hard to see fast-moving traffic on Meserole when crossing from Eckford St. Drivers frequently violate No Standing Anytime sign on southeast corner of Meserole making it impossible to see into intersection. Please widen curb at corner to prevent illegal parking here.
Sidewalk way too narrow for the number of people on Bedford Av, especially on weekends. Consider revisiting Williamsburg Walks program and close street to cars.
Montrose is an NYPD parking lot just barely pretending to be a city street. Cars are combat parked three deep, and the precinct has striped parking stalls for the NYPD trikes on the sidewalk.
FDNY and NYPD block both sides of sidewalk with personal vehicles
Sidewalk is used as parking lot
Firefighters block the sidewalk with their personal vehicles
FDNY blocks sidewalk with personal cars all the time
Sidewalk always blocked by FDNY personal vehicles illegally parked with impunity
FDNY completely blocks sidewalk for personal parking
Cars fly down Kent extremely fast. There are often construction vehicles blocking/moving in and out of the intersection and cars stop short. It isn dangerous for pedestrians who are forced to cross the street because the sidewalk is closed.
Cars constantly do not obey the stop sign posted at this location. They either stop very briefly for pedestrians or do not stop at all before continuing through this intersection.
Speeding to get the green light. One of the densest blocks in northern greenpoint.
Not enough visibility to crossing pedestrians. Volume of peds is increasing.
People mostly trying to get to the B62 stop.
Cars come speeding down Broadway at high speed and make the area around Broadway and Kent dangerous for everyone not in a car.
Cars and motorcycles speed down this stretch of Russell.
Motorists run this light all the time. A traffic camera here would be great.
Greenpoint Avenue bridge had become a travesty for drivers ever since the bike lanes have gone in. Traffic is ridiculous on any given day, but when that bridge goes up it is backed up all the way into Sunnyside! Not fair to drivers at all and we pay through the nose to drive. I cannot take mass transit from middle village and it should not take me an hour plus to get to work!!
Stop sign is needed here. This is a dangerous intersection near a school where drivers need to slow down and stop as there are often children in the area.
Stop sign needed
Need an always stop. Now it's a one way stop but drivers miss it and accidents happen at least once a year with near misses daily. I live on the corner and we see the traffic. With a school and park this is very dangerous.
This intersection (N7 and Berry) has a ton of pedestrian traffic from the subway. However there is no stop sign or light,
Signage needs to be very clear that you turn left on S 5th to head towards the bridge entrance. Drivers are always unsure whether to turn left and slow down the traffic behind them while deciding whether to turn left.
People are constantly jaywalking across busy Wythe Ave against the red light, causing the traffic to slow down even more and back up to the North.
Sidewalk is entirely torn up here and uneven to walk on. Small children on scooters/strollers have problems.
The Kent Ave bus stops are at 6th, 9th, 12th St. These are too far apart. The 9th St bus stop should be removed and there should instead be stops every 2 streets, at 6th, 8th, 10th, 12th.
The 90th precinct lets Giando's turn wide Broadway **and the sidewalk** into its private valet parking lot. Whenever there are events at Giando's, there are cars strewn everywhere, and sometimes double-wide parked down the center of Broadway making it dangerous for everyone because pedestrians cross the middle of the street and can't be seen in the dark. The 90th pct has uniformed officers "protecting" Giando's when they are flagrantly violating NYC DOT regulations and residents have no recourse.
Bedford drivers have the right-of-way and there is a stop sign the other direction but drivers constantly ignore it and are making a left-hand turn directly into an intersection with pedestrians crossing.
Delivery trucks constantly parked in bus stop. Bus lets passengers off sandwiched between bus and truck and blocks traffic.
Wythe Ave is now the BQE Jr. because it is the only main avenue going South unless you shoot all the way over to Driggs. Because of this, there are non-stop trucks barreling South at high speeds all during peak times. Because Williamsburg is becoming a more and more dense residential area, trucks should be forced to drive on/under the BQE and not allowed to transit on Wythe.
There is no Stop sign when approaching Calyer St. In a very bizarre NYC intersection the "side" street has no stop sign and drivers go straight through the intersection without stopping. Because it is not what drivers expect it leads to confusion and potential for accidents.
Taxi/Livery drivers block the road in the evening instead of pulling over to the side of the road. Most of the time they aren't even letting a passenger in/out but are just scouting the area. All traffic moving South is brought to a crawl and backs up all the way to Norman
There are *constantly* cars double parked right in front of this building and the traffic light, forcing everyone driving East to drive on the wrong side of road into oncoming turning vehicles.
In the morning rush hour there are non-stop trucks and vehicles trying to cram down Wythe ever since Kent was changed to only run North. Drivers constantly cut off others and don't obey right-of-way when turning left onto Wythe from Broadway and large multi-axle trucks get stuck all the time turning down Wythe because cars are parked right until the end of the block.
This is a one way street on only one block on Nassau Ave (btn Manhattan Ave & Leonard St.). It has a double solid yellow line indicating it's a 2 way street...but it's only 2 ways for buses. It's misleading and creates a potential hazard for those driving, biking and crossing the street. More signage is needed ASAP..or just make it 2 -ways for everyone.
No bike line by the park
Cars parked on sidewalks
Need signal light
Bikers speeding on curve and intersection
No sidewalk and double parking
24/7 parking on the sidewalk
Need All Stop
Need All Stop
This is a dangerous intersection, cars are constantly turning against the light, or running the light, and they rarely yield to pedestrians.
Cars are constantly turning left from Union just like the car in this photo
All day speeding truck traffic coming down a No Thru Truck Traffic street.. It is even worse when the trucks come barrelling down at night and you can feel your house shake
The sidewalk all along the park on the Driggs side is hazardous, especially to the hundreds of kids that use it daily to get to school.
There should be more signage to make pedestrians aware of the dangers of crossing against the light here. People have died doing just that.
Hard to cross Meeker safely at Union with the cars turning left and right on to Meeker.
It is hard to cross Maspeth at Kingsland, especially with children, and there is a local park and school nearby.
Sidewalk by fruit stand very narrow and always congested (bus stop, trucks delivering food, neighborhood drunks, sidewalk merchandising). Opposite side by HSBC bank ramp also very narrow
Westbound Oak to Southbound Franklin: blind turn dangerous for drivers and cyclists
All 4 junker vehicles viewed here: the rusty white Nissan, the purple VW, the Beamer with a flat tire and dangling rear bumper, and the red Honda that was likely pushed into that parking spot (since replaced with another junker), all belong to the same single owner who basically uses this stretch of public street as a highly unsuccessful used car dealership, monopolizing a half-block of useful parking for people who require and use their vehicles. These cars barely run and belong in a garage or auto salvage lot. This contributes to the congestion & double-parked trucks referred to in the other comment on this stretch of Freeman St.
In the morning traffic builds up from Nassau all the way over to the LIC side of the Pulaski Bridge; in addition to Key Food delivery trucks and double parked cars on Mc Guinness, the LIC side of the Pulaski Bridge is completely unworkable - lights need to be better synchronized, turn off to Jackson Ave is not large enough to accommodate volume of cars, turnoff in right lane to access Mid Town tunnel needs more and dedicated green time. The main problem with McGuinness Blvd in the morning stems from the LIC side of the Pulaski Bridge
Speeding trucks on Morgan when they should be taking Kingsland, the designated truck route.
Sidewalk surrounding the park is crumbling, buckling and in need of maintenance.
Drivers, including cars and commercial traffic, race up Morgan from the stop light at Meeker Ave, exceeding the 25 mph speed limit by 20-30 mph. Street should get speed bumps.
This is a two way stop and not at all intuitive.
This is a two way stop and not at all intuitive.
This is a two way stop and not at all intuitive.
this light is very quick and people speed down manhattan to make the light. crosswalk only gives 10 seconds to cross meeker
construction site constantly closing down the street and not giving the required 48 hours notice of "no parking/towing" therefore residents are getting ticketed without proper warning
Stoplight needed.
Stoplight needed.
Trucks idling and blocking traffic, often in both directions.
Large tractor trailers trying to navigate this two lane street. Leads to congestion, noise pollution, and danger to electrical poles/lighting.
Motorcycles speeding and creating unwanted noise pollution.
Left turn from Metro Av to Marcy extremely dangerous. Common red light running and failure to yield
Pavement in terrible condition at Borinquen Place/Marcy Av intersection
Drivers take the turn from Grand St to S 1 St at high speed and without signaling
Should have 2-way parking-protected bike lane. Existing southbound approach to bridge path via sidewalk is confusing
PUT A TRASH CAN ON THIS CORNER!
Would love to see a ferry stop added in this part of Greenpoint and more stops in Manhattan to address overcrowding and looming shutdown of L Train.
Lots of water on road here during rain due to low curbs and lack of catch basins.
Frequent speeding by drivers on this stretch of Bedford in front of high school. Street should be narrowed and stop signs added.
The tire shop here double parks cars blocking this very busy stretch of McGuinness and performs illegal auto repairs in the roadway.
4-WAY STOP SIGN NEEDED
4-WAY STOP SIGN NEEDED
Poorly timed lights and lack of enforcement of blocking the box leads to frequent blocking of crosswalks and intersections by drivers on Nassau between Manhattan and McGuinness.
Need stop sign here for traffic heading sound on Humboldt. Humbold bends here and with the traffic very aggressive coming off the McGuinness and the BQE offramp, it is very dangerous for anyone trying to cross Humbold.
Parents from PS 34 park illegally along Eckford St and block the crosswalk every morning and evening, creating dangerous situations for students and pedestrians in the area. Existing no parking areas need to be enforced by NYPD and the school administration needs to discourage parents from driving and crack down on out-of-state children being driven to school here.
This intersection is multi-pronged and also Graham avenue curves here, decreasing visibility. It is extremely dangerous for all car/bike/foot traffic heading East on Richardson approaching Graham. It desperately needs a traffic light or — at the very least — a stop sign.
Drivers exceed the speed limit on this very narrow segment of Eckford St, putting pedestrians and children from PS 34 at risk. DOT already conducted an investigation in October 2015 and concluded this is a good candidate location for the installation of a speed hump, but the speed hump has still not been installed.
A crosswalk is needed to cross Nassau and reach the western sidewalk on Bedford. Drivers to not come to a full stop at the existing stop sign.
There are no stop signs on Roebling street to cross over It is hard to cross with 4 children without a stop sign nor red light It is very dangerous to cross everytime
There is a bus stop servicing not just the sewage treatment plant, but workers and residents. There needs to be a crosswalk and signal installed to allow safe crossing across Greenpoint Ave.
Drivers eastbound on Nassau do not come to a full stop at the stop sign when turning onto Bedford when trying to make it through the traffic light on Bedford. Also, drivers at the stop sign turn their attention to cars coming from the right on Bedford and turn left without looking for pedestrians in the cross walk. This intersection needs a redesign and I would suggest eliminating eastbound traffic on Nassau between Guernsey and Bedford since Bedford already provides a duplicate route eastbound.
Due to heavy volume, it is difficult to turn onto Greenpoint Ave from N. Henry, whether a right or left hand turn. A traffic light is needed.
ALL OF MEEKER AVENUE IS SPEEDING CARS.
Incredibly dangerous intersection for bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians. The Berry Street bike lane abrupt ends and leads into this insane cross-section.
Bike lanes on Lorimer and Guernsey would improve connections within the neighborhood to PS 31 and the Y and to McCarren Park. It could help alleviate the dangerous bike/driving connections on Franklin as the bike lane changes from a two-way greenway to a shared bike lane.
PS 31 should have bike parking for students (and teachers)
There MUST be a stop sign on this corner for people coming down Richardson. Between the firehouse, new condo, distillery, school, park, NYC Gym and seasonal pool there is lots of pedestrian traffic. A lot of drivers think there is a stop sign already and yield to pedestrians, others zoom through the intersection.
the intersection of Meserole and Lorimer serves the YMCA and PS 31, both of which serve small children. The local precinct parks on the sidewalks and blocks the crosswalks, making the intersection dangerous even when the crossing guard is on duty
Busy street in morning and evening. People speeding to make the light on Driggs. Lots of children on this street and also going to and from church. Reckless driving.
There are often double-parked vehicles for elderly services, deliveries both residential and commercial, as well as cars waiting for a parking space that cause back-ups and weaving. The heavily used bike land is often obstructed.
Double parking so dangerous for bikers and cars! Why doesn't Nassau Abe have 1 hour parking only!!!!! From Manhattan Ave to russle! Or even better from the end of McCarren park to McGolrick park! Why isn't it safer for pedestrians, bikers and cars to get between these congested areas.
No bike lane to school ps110 and McGolrick park
Provost is a major cut through with aggressive, speeding drivers, both commercial vehicles and autos. Biking is hazardous with the traffic and parked trucks that do not fit inside the painted parking areas.
Double parking up and down the se side of Nassau up to mcguiness Blvd so unsafe for bikers and cars!!!
So unsafe no where for bikers!
Provost is marked as a shared bike lane in both directions, but the roadway is not wide enough to accommodate two-way auto traffic, let alone bikes combined with trucks and truck parking (trucks do not fit in the painted parking lanes)
So many trucks turn off Greenpoint avenue and race down monitor past ps110. There are speed bumps so it's so loud and disruptive. Also unsafe! Why on this beautiful park, residential and school street are large trucks allowed!
Provost is marked as a shared bike lane in both directions, but the roadway is not wide enough to accommodate two-way auto traffic, let alone bikes combined with trucks and truck parking (trucks do not fit in the painted parking lanes)
Many bikers coming to school no nearby lanes!
There's citi bikes right here. The Driggs bike lane starts closer to Manhattan but once again PS110 and the MCGolrick park neighborhood are left with little help getting safety to the bike lanes closer to Williamsburg they aren't connected. Many families bike to and from school make it safer for us.
There's an entrance to the park and a public ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ps110. Too many cars still speed down this long block. It's also used as truck route. It's loud and disruptive to the classrooms in the school and dangerous.
There's no where for the amazing berry bike path to go? It ends. So many KIDS and FAMILIES including mine bike from Williamsburg to Greenpoint(specifically McGolrick park/PS 110) there's no way to get to the park safely on bike. The neighborhood around McGolrick isn't close to - subway and this is a big biking community.
This blog should absolutely have a sign on the corner of North Henry and Herbert to prevent large trucks from a coming down this already narrow, very congested two way street. Large trucks are never able to turn onto Richardson street from North Henry Street and cause many problems, traffic backups and other issues. The Block Association of North Henry Street will also be petitioning the survey to consider turning North Henry Street one way going from Richardson towards Herbert street.
Needs a light
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This is not a truck route and it creates hazards with bike in marked bike lanes. All turns, especially have limited sight lines and automobiles and bikes must enter crossing in order to proceed onto or across Franklin.
There is no bus service nearby despite hundreds of housing units under construction and a destination park to be constructed.
There is no bus service nearby, but there are many businesses and a park. Additional bus service could alleviate overcrowding on the b62.
There is only one bus route nearby, with an industrial area, senior housing and hundreds additional housing units underway.
to relieve congestion on the Pulaski and to knit the waterfront communities of Greenpoint and LIC (again), a bridge should be built across Newtown Creek for additional bus service in North Greenpoint and Hunters Point, pedestrian access and local auto (no trucks).
The intersection of Lorimer Street and Skillman Avenue is an all-way stop, but many drivers on Lorimer go right through the intersection without even slowing down let alone stopping. A traffic signal would be more effective.
Heavily utilized bus stop has no bench. There are often long waits especially when the Pulaski draw bridge is opened. A bus shelter with bench would be welcome
This map is old. There is too much going on Freeman St. This is a residential street that is increasingly being used as a cut through, over traveling on commercial McGuinness and Manhattan. There is heavy motorist traffic at rush hours, with buses and commercial vehicles taking over the highly utilized bike lane. Motorists travel too fast from the light and bikers go the wrong way. There are frequently double parked vehicles blocking or partially blocking the roadway. This is not a truck route street and measures should be taken to re-route non-local traffic, including buses.
There is a lot of Cyclists traveling against traffic on Driggs from Manhattan Avenue till N 7th Street.
Since there is NO crosswalk from Metropoltian till N 5, this is an area where people cross one lane of traffic, one turning lane and 2 bike lanes. It is danagerous.
The wide, four-way intersection of Flushing Ave and Bushwick Ave is densely trafficked with both commercial truck and commuter use. Drivers heading Northwest on Bushwick Ave gain speed as they descend down the hill.
Extra wide parking lane, and on-curb driving to access both Gas Station and Car wash at this intersection makes for low visibility between drivers and other people using the street.
Needed speed camera on the Metropolitan Ave Bridge - this is a street! Not a highway. Especially dangerous is the width and lack of visual lane markings.
Safer access to the Williamsburg Bridge for biking and the walkability at the intersection of South 4th St and Havemeyer St can't come soon enough.
Transit police precinct vehicles block sidewalk, handicapped ramps and hydrants
Vehicles block bike lane during school drop-off/dismissal times
Trucks use Humboldt St exit off BQE, operate illegally on residential street
B24 would be much more useful if it came more than every 30 minutes on weekends
Constant daytime bus bunching on B43 route
Great opportunity for pedestrian plaza
Route from Throop Av -> Whipple St -> Manhattan Av should be better marked/protected.
Constant bike lane blocking on Manhattan Av from Broadway to Montrose. Plenty of room for parking-protected lane
The recent changes to this area (plazas, curb extensions, traffic flow changes) have made this a much more pleasant place to be. More like this please!
Very busy intersection with subway traffic and high school. Note pedestrians standing on sidewalk in street view photo. Need curb extensions to accommodate pedestrians and slow turns
Drivers still act like they are driving on the BQE on this growing residential street
Lots of room here for a parking-protected bike lane. Will prevent double parking and be safer for novice cyclists
Ten Eyck Walk and Stagg Walk should have marked crosswalks to make pedestrian connections easier. Should be combined with speed table treatments to slow speeding cars and trucks on this stretch of Humboldt St
Frequent speeding
Pavement is in horrible condition on Manhattan Av from Maujer St to Grand St
Busy left turn with many trucks/buses. Senior citizen killed in 2014.
There should be a stop sign on Humboldt at Withers. Cars travelling on Humboldt St from the light at Herbert St get up a head a steam and speed to beat the light at Skillman Ave. Fast traffic on this corridor.
When traveling straight on Skillman Ave, hard to see oncoming traffic on Manhattan Ave. Maybe Manhattan Ave could have a stop sign?
We only have 1 hour metered parking on Grand Street. That is not enough time for our patrons of our SMALL businesses. It is very inconvenient to have to continue to buy new tickets every hour. Please change the limit to 2 hours. If we want people to support our businesses, we have to make it convenient.
Eliminate parking on Kent Ave, this important corridor is just too crowded to allow for on-street parking.
Need a stop sign on Maspeth Ave so kids going/coming from nearby park can cross the street safely.
There is a bottle neck here and we need 2 lanes for traffic to pass. left lane for those turning left onto the Marcy Ave for the BQE and right lane for those continuing on Metropolitan. Do not need 3 parking spots here, make it no standing all the time.
Please, please a stop sign and a crosswalk here where there is heavy and often fast moving traffic, adjacent a park where many small children need to cross the street. The recently added speed bumps are nonsense. STOP sign, so easy to do.
the N/S of Metropolitan Ave is 'no standing' in the morning but should be 'no standing' all day. There needs to be 2 lanes for moving traffic at all peak times.
There is a need for traffic lights on north 4th and Kent avenue. Four major apt complexes with over thousand units and their deliveries are using this crossing!
There is no catch basin here so when it rains puddling makes the southern and eastern crosswalks very very dangerous. DDC/DEP need to install a catch basin or other mitigation measure here ASAP
Franklin St. and Manhattan Ave. are too narrow for shared bike lanes. It's harrowing for everyone. Too much truck and bus traffic. Make West and Leonard the bike lanes. Leave Franklin and Manhattan for buses and local deliveries (NOT endorsing double parking)
There is no crosswalk here and vehicles drive up Meeker at a high speed and take this right turn as pedestrians try to cross Skillman. Also, the view for cars making the right turn is blocked by vehicles parked on the corner of Meeker and Skillman in front of Union Pool
I have barely missed being struck several times.
Cars park to the edge of the corner on the East side of Graham. Drivers coming out of Jackson need to move very far into Graham to be able to see if they can turn, cross. There have been several accidents at this intersection.
On the Queens side of the bridge, an insulation warehouse consistently uses the bike lane and bus stop for a loading area, causing congestion that extends into the study area.
Wythe Avenue is the only one of four major North/South streets that is one way southbound with three northbound. On Friday and Saturday nights with the proliferation of clubs, hotels, bars and music venues on Wythe it is impossible for traffic and particularly emergency vehicles to get from Greenpoint toward south Williamsburg. Either Kent should be returned to two way or one of the other two streets, Berry or Bedford should be reversed.
Large trucks continue to use this increasingly residential street as a connecting corridor, and the slope of the street seems to encourage trucks to speed here.
Signage regarding No left turn from northbound Rodney onto Metropolitan is inadequate and confusing. One sign indicates Metropolitan Ave West and East, other signs say no Left Turn. There should be arrow greens indicating straight and right turn only and signage indicating for west bound Metropolitan need to go to Union. Same issue on southbound side.
Stretch of Manhattan Ave between Metropolitan and Meeker is a speedway for drivers avoiding the lights on Graham Avenue and driving at high speeds downhill thinking they will make the green at Meeker. An additional traffic light at Skillman and Manhattan would slow them down and would make it safer for children going to the Settlement House programs on that corner.
Ten Eyck St and Stagg St should have crosswalks across Manhattan Av, Graham Av, and Humbolt St (for a total of six crosswalks). And where there's no sewer grates, you can do sidewalk extensions too to make it a shorter distance to cross, and so drivers and pedestrians can see eachother.
Right in front of the station, the two parking spots in the T-intersection should be replaced by bike racks in the street. You can also add a crosswalk too.
Grand Street and Metropolitan are the two streets that allow travel from North Brooklyn eastward to Queens, but both are very dangerous for bikes, with high speed truck traffic. One of those two streets should be made usable for bicyclists.
The light for pedestrians crossing Metropolitan takes far too long to arrive, and cars making left turns don't respect the pedestrians crossing Marcy.
Trucks are constantly in the bike lane
This bridge is a pretty critical missing connection for bikes between Williamsburg and Ridgewood
this section on Franklin is really a missing link in the BWG, making it dangerous for novice cyclists to get betweeen Kent Ave and the Pulaski Bridge
lots of aggressive drivers on Wythe south of the bridge
trucks frequently parking in the bike lane on this stretch
need to continue Berry St / Nassau Ave bike lane into Greenpoint
Bike lane needed on Manhattan Ave -- abruptly ends at Greenpoint Ave
Upgrade sharows to proper bike lane on McGuinness linking Pulaski Bridge to Freeman St. There is so much roadway to work with.
Close this slip lane. It just encourages dangerously fast turns off Meeker.
There's no east/west bike lanes between S 4th/S 5th/Grand and Greenpoint Ave. N 10th/Frost and N 11th/Richardson could be a good east/west pair. (Just need to figure out the crossing of Meeker.)
There's no east/west bike lanes between S 4th/S 5th/Grand and Greenpoint Ave. N 10th/Frost and N 11th/Richardson could be a good east/west pair. (Just need to figure out the crossing of Meeker.)
It is 175' to get all the way across Meeker on the west side of Henry with inadequate refuges.
Even at noon, it is dark and foreboding under the BQE
There should be a crosswalk on the south side of Engert at Newton
Taxis are always blocking sidewalk
This tangle of slip lanes is horrific, and a pedestrian on the NE corner of Humboldt and Maspeth still has no way to cross either street.
Mark the unmarked crosswalk.
Unmarked crosswalk is 70' long
Shallow uncontrolled turn and unmarked crosswalk combine to encourage speeding and failure to yield to pedestrians attempting the 70' crossing. Build out the sidewalk to regularize the intersection and narrow crossing and stripe crosswalks.
Shallow slip lane controlled only by yield sign encourages dangerously fast merge onto Franklin.
Build out sidewalk to square off intersection, reducing crossing distance, and put in the missing two crosswalks.
The first blocks of Baker and N 15th St just west of Nassau are redundant. One of them should be pedestrianized.
There are no crosswalks on Berry/Nassau from N 12th St to St Lorimer 1400' later.
N 14th St doesn't need to be two-way. West-bound traffic can use 13th or 15th. Make 14th one-way heading east and upgrade the sharrows to a real bike lane.
North-bound bike lane is frequently blocked here. At least paint it green.
Having to merge across the lane of cars at N 14th St to continue north on Kant Ave bike lane is tricky, especially for novice riders. Bikers should get a leading interval heading north before cars are allow to proceed.
There should be crosswalks and painted pedestrian islands across Kent at N 10th St
Cars take turns from Franklin onto the side streets very fast, and because curbside parking goes all the way to the very ends of the block. It's hard for the speeding drivers and pedestrians crossing the streets to see each other.
Bikers/pedestrians should get a leading interval on Kent at N 7th St before cars are permitted to turn left.
Bikers/pedestrians should get a leading interval on Kent at N 6th St before cars are permitted to turn left.
Bikes should get a leading interval on Kent at N 5th St before cars are permitted to turn left.
There should be crosswalks across Kent at N 4th St.
There should be crosswalks across Kent at N 3rd St.
Left turn from Kent to N 3rd should be (at minimum) stop controlled. Drivers making the turn do not yield to bike traffic.
Vehicles making left from Kent to Metropolitan don't yield to bike traffic. There should be a LPI/LBI so bikes and pedestrians can establish themselves in crossing before cars are permitted to turn left.
Need crosswalks across Kent at N 1st
Left turn from Kent to N 1st should be (at minimum) stop controlled. Drivers making the turn do not yield to bike traffic.
Pedestrians should have crosswalk across Kent at Grand.
Pedestrians should have crosswalk across Kent at S 2nd St.
Left turn from Kent to S 2nd should be (at minimum) stop controlled. Drivers making the turn do not yield to bike traffic.
Left turn from Kent to S 5th should be (at minimum) stop controlled. Drivers making turn do not yield to bike traffic.
No crosswalk for crossing Kent at S 5th St
Nowhere for bikers on Kent (going either direction) to wait to make turn onto S 5th St
Lots of bike lane blocking
Lots of cars double park on Manhattan Ave, the main thoroughfare in Greenpoint. It's also a major bus route with store (and deliveries along it). The double-parked cars create huge backs ups. We should reduce the amount of on street parking and make designated loading spots available.
There should be a crosswalk connecting the school/tennis courts with the rest of McCarren Park.
Pedestrians get stranded at the intersection of Nassau & Bedford when the triangle ends. There should be a crossing to the south side of Bedford.
Crosswalks would improve access to the park.
A crosswalk would improve access to the park.
There is no bike infrastructure in Greenpoint south of Greenpoint Ave and east of Leonard St.
Need bike lanes on Metropolitan Ave Bridge
Pedestrians should have crosswalks on Eagle at Manhattan.
Difficult for bikers on Eagle to cross two-way uncontroled traffic on Manhattan from a dead stop after stop sign.
It's over 500' without a crosswalk on Meeker between N 6th and Union. This contributes to speeding and the hostile atmosphere for pedestrians.
It's 750' without a crosswalk on Meeker between Union and Lorimer. This contributes to speeding and the hostile atmosphere for pedestrians.
Put in a north-bound curb-side bike lane on Eckford to complement the south-bound lane on Leonard.
This is a terrible way for a bike lane to end: no warning or wayfinding, right before a complex, chaotic intersection.
Merging with cars the block before the Greenpoint Ave bridge is very uncomfortable. Eliminate this conflict by keeping the curb-side bike lane and just one east-bound car lane until Kingsdale and then open it up to two car lanes once on the bridge.
This intersection is terrifying on foot. Cars are too preoccupied with trying to make left and right turns that they rush and almost hit pedestrians.
Drivers on Meeker drive like they are still on the BQE
Many private cars and delivery trucks park in the bike lane on Manhattan. We need more designated delivery zones on the street.
wide street could accomodate useful north-south bike connection between williamsburg and bedstuy
After the light at Manhattan, man cars and trucks speed recklessly down Freeman to reach the stop sign at the end of the block. Even though there's a painted bike lane here, drivers use their pent up energy to make this residential street less safe for bikers and pedestrians.
After the light at Manhattan, man cars and trucks speed recklessly down Freeman to reach the stop sign at the end of the block. Even though there's a painted bike lane here, drivers use their pent up energy to make this residential street less safe for bikers and pedestrians.
As part of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, this section of Franklin needs something more substantial and safer than sharrows
It difficult for bikers on S 3rd to cross the uncontrolled south-bound traffic on Borinquen. There should be a light here.
connection from Pulaski Bridge to Freeman St is confusing for newcomers and scary for all due to speeding cars and bus movements; can the path for bikes be more clearly marked and delineated
As the paint has faded, it is unclear that bikers can cross the median at Borinquen place. It should be better marked. The "All Traffic -->" sign should have an "Except Bikes" plaque.
hard to figure out this connection; granite blocks and parked cars often block bike route
Put in a north-bound bike lane on Roebling between S 4th and S 3rd Sts for bikers heading east from the bridge. Roebling is 40', which is wide enough to add one class II bike lane without changing the moving or parking lanes (two 7'-6" parking lanes, two 10' moving lanes, one 5' bike lane).
Entrance to Williamsburg Bridge pedestrian path is terribly marked.
Signs should alert pedestrians that they cannot enter the Williamsburg Bridge path here, AND there should be wayfinding signs directing them to the pedestrian path entrance on Bedford Ave.
Lots of pedestrians in bike only part of Williamsburg Bridge path.
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