Red Hook Transportation Issues Map

To add your comments:

How do you want to submit your comment:

Click on flashing icon on the map to drop a pin pin gray pin green route
close comments icon Comments (95)
close comments Comments (95)
Pedestrian
Pedestrian
 03/16/2023 - 05:18
President St - Columbia St - Brooklyn

This intersection has always been awful and now has only gotten worse. There is no stop sign or traffic light - I fear every time I or my children need to cross. It’s especially concerning given that there is a playground on the block and will soon be a new 3K center. Traffic is backed up for blocks in both directions, but primarily north bound on Columbia - large trucks and vehicles. City busses swerve around to try to get through, often proceeding in the opposite lane. Traveling anywhere by car from our house has become impossible - we sit on Columbia in traffic for upwards of 15 min longer than we ever had in the past.

*Submitted via Accessible Feedback Form
Pedestrian
Pedestrian
 03/16/2023 - 00:16
Columbia St - Union St - President St

Please add a traffic light here

Pedestrian
Pedestrian
 03/15/2023 - 21:46
President St - Columbia St - Hicks St

This is a horribly dangerous crosswalk section. We see a lot of fast, large trucks and vehicles and the blindspots are aggressive, yet the foot traffic is enough to necessitate a stop light.

Street View
Pedestrian
Pedestrian
 03/15/2023 - 21:15
Columbia St - Union St - President St

This is such a dangerous intersection! I always feel nervous when crossing with my kids (and oftentimes end up walking a couple of extra blocks to cross in a safer spot) but I've seen other pedestrians (including young teenagers without adults) dart across the street with cars coming at an unsafe speed. Please add a stoplight here, it truly seems like it's only a matter of time until an accident happens.

Pedestrian
Pedestrian
 03/15/2023 - 20:38
Brooklyn Queens Expressway - Brooklyn Queens Expwy Et 26 Wb - Bqe Wb Entrance Columbia St

I’ve lived in this area for 20 years. The pedestrian crosswalks over the east side of Hicks St. are simply too dangerous. If you, as a pedestrian, are not familiar with the area you could easily walk out and be hit by a vehicle running a red light. I see these cars run red lights every time, which is daily, I am at a crosswalk on Hicks St. The crossings on Union St. and from the Summit St. walk bridge are notorious for speeders and red light runners. There is zero police enforcement even though the local precinct is a block away. For pedestrians there is virtually no signage alerting drivers to the fact that these are crosswalks that empty immediately into the roadway. The drivers are so intent driving on Hicks St. to Atlantic to beat the traffic on the BQE below they endanger the pedestrians every single day. This issue has been ongoing for decades. Every day the DOT waits to solve this problem with enforcement, signage and crosswalk redesign is another day adults and children are at risk of being maimed or killed.

Pedestrian
Pedestrian
 03/15/2023 - 19:47
Hicks St - Union St - President St

This part of southbound Hicks street gets a high volume of speeding cars that continue south on Hicks or take fast turns westbound on to President street. There are speed bumps further north on hicks that successfully prevent speeding. This block of hicks between Union and President should also have a speed bump to reduce speeding and protect pedestrian safety.

Street View
Pedestrian
Pedestrian
 03/15/2023 - 18:19
Columbia St - Union St - President St

It is incredibly dangerous to cross the street here while driving and even more so as a pedestrian. We need a stop sign or a traffic light here to make it more safe for everyone.

Pedestrian
Pedestrian
 03/15/2023 - 18:06
Columbia St - President St - Brooklyn

The intersection of Columbia and President Street is incredibly dangerous. With the increase of trucks coming from the Amazon warehouse, and traffic heading for the BQE entrance up the street which often backs up, plus the fact that construction trucks often park outside the very popular deli, it is so dangerous for people trying to cross the street. When crossing with children to go to Mother Cabrini playground, it is feels so dangerous, and when we drive it is impossible to see as we enter the intersection. *Please* put a stop sign or streetlight before someone gets hurt!!

*Submitted via Accessible Feedback Form

Do you want to show us the area in StreetView before submitting?

close

Add comment

close

Comments should be related to the posted topic or specific project. The Projects and Initiatives website is not meant for comments that do not directly relate to the purpose or topic of the specific project. For general comments or communications concerning an agency, please contact the agency's Commissioner on www.NYC.gov. For service requests, please contact 311 Online.

drag

Pan left or rigth to show the area you wish to comment on.