Williamsburg, Bed-Stuy rated as dangerous for walkers, cyclists
Localize.city, a website that provides neighborhood information to home buyers and renters, said the area near the Brooklyn side of the Williamsburg Bridge is one of the city’s 12 most dangerous areas for pedestrians and cyclists. While the number of crashes where pedestrians were injured has dropped about 5 percent during the past five years, the area still witnessed 300 crashes last year, according to Localize.city.
All in all, Williamsburg saw 704 cyclists injured, 704 pedestrians injured and nine people killed from January 2013 to January 2018.
“Access to the bridge is confusing and dangerous, and as a result cyclists and pedestrians have suffered dozens of injuries and one fatality near the bridge entrance since 2013,” said Localize.city urban planner Andrew Lassiter.
