Around Brooklyn: Treyger announces traffic signal in Coney
Treyger announces traffic signal in Coney
Councilmember Mark Treyger (D-Coney Island-Bensonhurst-Bath Beach-Gravesend) on Thursday was joined by Brooklyn Community Board 13 members to announce the installation of a left-turn traffic signal at the intersection of Neptune Avenue and West 5th Street eastbound lane. Historically, there have been visibility issues for cars and buses making left-turns off of Neptune Avenue as well as crashes between left-turning vehicles and pedestrians. “This intersection has been plagued by crashes and numerous close-calls, endangering pedestrians,” said Treyger.
No more canoeing on the Gowanus, for now
For years, the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club, an environmental organization, has organized canoe trips on the Gowanus Canal. Now, however, oarsmen will have to steer clear of the infamous canal so that the Environmental Protection Agency can continue its Superfund dredging project there. The EPA will run barges with special equipment through the canal, dredging up sediment that could be more than a century old. Brad Vogel, head of the Canoe Club, would like his members to use the canal on weekends or evenings when the work isn’t going on and is trying to come to a solution with the feds, according to the New York Post.