Brooklyn Today February 11: Brooklyn Today February 11: Brooklyn’s Most Dangerous Intersections Are in Williamsburg, Flatbush and Downtown

The Lede

Happy Monday! Brooklyn’s most dangerous intersections are revealed, Carlos Menchaca continues to slam the BQX, and all but one public advocate candidate supports congestion pricing. Plus, Brooklyn health centers receive state funding for renovations, jurors return to court in the El Chapo trial, and we recommend the best novelty cocktails in New York City. Finally, the Brooklyn Historical Society celebrates black businesses, and Caris LeVert returns to the Nets.

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The Rundown

BROOKLYN'S MOST DANGEROUS INTERSECTIONS ARE IN WILLIAMSBURG, FLATBUSH AND DOWNTOWN

Over the past five years, eight single-lane intersections in Brooklyn have produced 26 pedestrian injuries and 29 bicycle injuries, according to a study released on Friday by Localize.city. In the 20 most dangerous intersections uncovered by the website, the average rate was one crash every nine months. One of the dangerous clusters was near the Brooklyn approach to the Williamsburg Bridge. Another intersection, Lawrence and Willoughby streets, is a block from the busy Fulton Mall in Downtown Brooklyn. Two of the locations are on Newkirk Avenue in Flatbush, intersecting with Argyle Road and Rugby Road. (via Brooklyn Eagle)

PUBLIC ADVOCATE CANDIDATES WELCOME MANHATTAN TOLL HIKE — EXCEPT ONE

A congested field of Democrats vying for public advocate has called for an additional surcharge on drivers who commute into Manhattan, leaving the lone Republican in the race as the only voice of dissent. At two separate public advocate forums on Thursday, each candidate said they support congestion pricing — except for Queens Councilmember Eric Ulrich. The forums fell on the same day that Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged the state Legislature to pass a higher toll on bridges and tunnels into Manhattan. (via Brooklyn Eagle)

BROOKLYN HEALTH CENTERS GET STATE FUNDING FOR RENOVATIONS

Health care centers in Brooklyn will be getting a piece of the pie when New York state doles out the cash for capital improvement projects, according to a plan announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week. Cuomo announced that his administration is pumping $204 million into health care centers to support 95 projects around the state. The funding is designed to help health care facilities improve their physical spaces and enable them to provide better assistance to their patients. Health care centers in New York City are slated to get $77.7 million. (via Brooklyn Eagle)

LOCAL POL STILL NOT ON BOARD WITH NEW BQX PLAN

Not so fast. While the mayor has been touting the Brooklyn Queens Connector to provide a rapid transit route along the Brooklyn waterfront to Queens, Councilmember Carlos Menchaca still has reservations about the proposal, which has now moved to its next stage. “The city continues to spend millions of taxpayer dollars on a project with hardly any public input, and blithely insists that we should fork it over despite there being no clear plan for how to finance it and outstanding doubts about its transportation benefits,” Menchaca said. (via Brooklyn Eagle)

STILL NO VERDICT AT US DRUG-TRAFFICKING TRIAL OF EL CHAPO

Jurors at the U.S. trial of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman ended their first week of deliberations on Thursday without reaching a verdict, making the day more noteworthy for Guzman’s buoyant demeanor and the antics of a courtroom spectator. After the jurors in federal court in Brooklyn were sent home, an animated Guzman beamed as he hugged and shook hands with his lawyers, as if celebrating a moral victory that he’ll see another day in court Monday. The anonymous jury had told the judge it wanted Friday off. (AP via Brooklyn Eagle)