According to a draft plan (above) that the Streets Blog acquired, Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg is undergoing some major changes. As the Streets report
"the plan calls for the elimination of five motor vehicle parking spaces
on N. 7th Street at Bedford Avenue, alongside the subway station
stairwell on the southeast corner (see the corner at the bottom of the
diagram)."
We will have to wait for the Department of Transportation for an official press release for more information. The plan is expected to remove 5 parking spaces on North 7th Street in order to widen the sidewalk, making room for more bike racks.
Great! So now, Williamsburg will have more room for weekend junk hustlers. Besides, how easy is it to park around that N7th/Bedford madhouse anyway?
Fuggitaboutit! But, how many Wall Street kids ride bikes to work?
Hmmm
Just last year, the cops were sawing the locks off of bikes that had been secured to the Bedford Ave Station entrance. A buddy of mine had his
impounded for obstructing the sidewalk-(the very sidewalk that is planned for widening).
Gothamist asks the question of whether or not the DOT
adding more G and L service would help the (totally packed) chaotic commute to this area
brought on by the ridiculous numbers of new residents migrating to the area. Last year's rezoning is expected to bring 40,000 newbies in this Brooklyn hood within the next decade.
Hope they bring bikes!Will this help the
Car Free Bedford initiative? I suppose we'll have to wait for that as well.
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If you look close, you will see that Justin Farrow (me...duh) has a nice little purdy Williamsburg shot in there. Although the shots are not of the Old Dutch Mustard this time, this view is from the roof of a building that is no longer small...its growing like a weed, over near McCarren Park (...excuse me, Karl Fisher Row).
As seen in the New York City Cityscapes Issue of the L Magazine, this picture from Justin Farrow is reflective of a time that is quickly fleeting in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
As mentioned a few times before, there's just nothing quite like having a photograph that you've taken find its way into the hands of at least a million people while ending up on every street corner of this fine city of ours. I've had the opportunity to shoot a lot of landscape that no longer exists out here in Brooklyn and I'm very happy to have been given the chance(s) to share it all with you.
Here are a few of the other covers and stories I've worked on with the L Mag:
