Pedestrian

08/10/2026 - 18:33

This intersection is dangerous for pedestrians, bikers, and drivers, because the traffic light timing for vehicles heading southbound on Washington does not allow the cars to clear the intersection, which consistently causes a blocked box, honking, angry and aggressive driving, all for no reason. The southbound lights on Washington at Pacific and Dean need to stay green longer than the signal at Atlantic, so that the signal at Atlantic turns red first, but there's still time for cars to continue to move forward at Pacific and Dean, to allow the backup of traffic to fully clear the intersection at Atlantic. You can observe this intersection at any time of day and you will see there are always southbound cars stuck blocking the box at Atlantic. This then rolls into the E/W signal cycle, and then those drivers end up driving aggressively and angrily because they couldn't pass for so long while waiting for the southbound drivers to inch forward. Meanwhile, bikers and pedestrians are stuck playing frogger through the blocked box traffic to get across the street. DOT, please fix this traffic light timing to make this intersection safer for everyone.

Driving

08/10/2026 - 18:25

My comment submitted on 8/10/26 at 18:22 was intended to be placed here, not on the block between Rogers and Nostrand. Please adjust.

Driving

08/10/2026 - 18:22

There already is not enough parking for residents who rely on vehicles for work, those with disabilities, the elderly, etc. Between the 3 churches surrounding this block, each of which gets a huge chunk of street real estate reserved for them with a no parking zone that is only used one day a week (why can't it be available for parking the other days?? They already don't pay taxes...why do they get so much permanently reserved public space that residents' tax dollars pay for??) we absolutely cannot afford for a protected bike lane to remove even a single parking space from this or surrounding blocks. We already have bike lanes. Use them. The public streets need to work for everyone, not just the elite few. Most of us are not commuting via bicycle. This block has over 200 residential units on it, counting individual apartments. Many of them own vehicles that are necessary in their daily lives. Currently, people visiting or working in the commercial district on Nostrand use our residential side street parking so they don't have to pay. All of these factors make it very difficult for the people who live here to park. If this project moves forward (and it shouldn't, the people living on these blocks do not support it) you MUST make it such that all existing parking spaces remain (simply put the bikes between the curb and the parking lane, but keep both lanes of parking) AND implement parking permits so that ONLY residents of these blocks can park on them. Even then, there aren't even enough spaces for each household to have a permit. St. Marks is a very wide street, why isn't that looked at for an option for the bikes to cross through Crown Heights? Putting a protected bike lane there would impact no one, there's already more than enough space without removing a single parking spot.

Public Transit

08/10/2026 - 18:09

Outdoor dining shed in the roadway needs to be removed on this block. This block is already always very congested due to the volume of traffic to the UPS store, which has a right to do business, and we neighborhood residents depend on its services, since the post office service is so awful. Unfortunately, when UPS has to load their truck, it causes traffic chaos. Between that, the bus stop, and double-parked cars dropping things off at the UPS or visiting nearby businesses, the dining shed taking up valuable street space in such a congested area really needs to go away. We need the street space to move people and things, as they were intended, not for people to sit in while they sip their coffee. They can do that inside the business or go find a park.

Driving

08/10/2026 - 18:02

Driving up Bedford Ave, as you cross Halsey, the intersection is very dangerous for drivers and bikers. The driving lanes all shift a few feet to the right as you cross the intersection, but there's no dotted line to indicate that angle drivers need to follow across the intersection. Combined with a 3rd driving lane where the bus stop is, means you also have people trying to merge in from the right at the same time. It creates chaos, and I'm shocked if there aren't accidents here all the time. Please paint the road markings with the dotted line in between the two driving lanes, connecting across the intersection, so that drivers can actually see how the lanes shift. As it stands, the cars in the right driving lane usually end up "going straight" and end up in the left driving lane across the intersection, which forces the drivers in the left driving lane partway into the protected bike area to avoid a collision. As it stands, with the lack of proper lane markings crossing the intersection, drivers only realize after they are fully across the intersection where they should have ended up, which is not "going straight," but shifting a few feet to the right. This intersection needs major safety improvements.

Public Transit

08/10/2026 - 17:47

Atlantic Ave from Nostrand to Brooklyn Ave is a desolate, dark, and dangerous place for seniors and women to be waiting for a bus. Drug users and mentally unstable people tend to lurk around due to Hotel Lynx, which is being used as a shelter. The bus route needs to stay on Dean and Bergen, where there are people around who will hear you screaming for help, should something go wrong. Not but a few months ago a woman was sexually assaulted on Atlantic and New York. Why there? The perp probably knew there's no one around to intervene in that area. If the bus route moves to Atlantic, I will no longer take the bus, because waiting for it to come will not be safe.

Accessibility

08/10/2026 - 17:40

The bus stops along Dean, especially at Nostrand and New York Avenues, are used by many elderly and disabled riders. Going to Atlantic is not an option for many of these users. Between the senior housing at New York and Dean, and 3 major churches at these two intersections, these buses are highly used by this demographic. Having buses on Atlantic Avenue will be incredibly dangerous. Traffic is already extremely congested on Atlantic heading eastbound between Nostrand and Brooklyn Aves, pretty much 24/7. Having buses stopped in a lane will surely cause accidents as drivers swerve out into the other lane to get around them.

Vehicles Driving in Bike Lane

08/09/2026 - 23:40

Bedford needs a fully protected bike lane connecting with Eastern Parkway in the same way than Dean and Bergen need a bike boulevard

Vehicles Driving in Bike Lane

08/09/2026 - 23:38

Zero respect for the painted bike lane here

Unsafe Crossing

08/09/2026 - 23:37

As a pedestrian, there’s simply too much going on with buses, trucks, speeding card and bikes at this intersection