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Tag: Bike Deaths

The vigil marking the death of cyclist Em Samolewicz drew area residents, cyclists and elected officials to the corner of Third Avenue and 36th Street.

At cyclist vigil, Sunset Park community demands change

July 31 | Gabrielle Guz and Victor Porcelli

A vigil for Em Samolewicz, the 18th cyclist killed in New York...

A young cyclist waits at the intersection Monday where Ernest Askew was struck and killed by a car last week. Eagle photo by Noah Goldberg

Brooklyn’s 10 most dangerous intersections for cyclists: report

July 30 | Noah Goldberg

Amid a spike in cyclist deaths in 2019, the sharpest increase has...

Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg (left) and Mayor Bill de Blasio (right) at a press conference for the administration's new "Green Wave" bike safety plan. Eagle photo by Noah Goldberg

More bike lanes and fewer parking spaces, Mayor de Blasio announces

July 25 | Noah Goldberg

New York City will increase the pace of bike lane construction —...

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    The co-founder of the Bed-Stuy aquarium, a makeshi The co-founder of the Bed-Stuy aquarium, a makeshift goldfish pond that went viral, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Jan. 3, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced. Hajj Lovick, 48, was convicted last month of second-degree attempted murder for opening fire outside Lover’s Rock, a neighborhood bar, and striking a 51-year-old man in the leg early in the morning on June 15, 2023. Read more at the link in bio. AP Photo/Pamela Smith
    On New Year’s Day, people were ringing in the ne On New Year’s Day, people were ringing in the new year with a famous Brooklyn tradition. Cold temperatures didn’t stop a huge crowd from participating in the 122nd Annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Plunge. See more photos at the link in bio. Photo by Beth Eisgrau-Heller
    A self-propelled liftboat  — which can lift its A self-propelled liftboat  — which can lift itself out of the water on three cylindrical legs and transform into a suspended platform — sailed into Gowanus Bay last week. “LEGS III” — an offshore work boat, initially used in the Gulf oil patch and then for marine towing and salvage — will take on a third life in service of the environment, as a collective resource for environmentally-focused nonprofits and schools. The vessel will replace the current flat-deck barge hosting the RETI Center nonprofit. Read more at the link in bio. Photos courtesy of John Quadrozzi
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