Community leaders join elected officials to celebrate improved traffic and safety measures on Atlantic Ave.

ATLANTIC AVENUE — This week, the Department of Transportation installed three mid-block crossings on Atlantic Avenue between Nevins St. and Bond St., Bond St. and Hoyt St., and Hoyt St. and Smith St. Atlantic Avenue has a history of being unsafe for pedestrians and cyclists; there have been 500 crashes in the last five years on this stretch of Atlantic, and two fatalities in just 2023.

Mid-block crossings are major safety initiatives that will slow down speeding cars and trucks. This new design will help neighbors frequent more local businesses by reducing the length of these long blocks and making it easier and safer to cross the street.

“Atlantic Avenue is one of Brooklyn’s busiest roads — with dozens of great local shops and restaurants — but it’s also one of the most dangerous,” said Council Member Lincoln Restler. “These new mid-block crossings will create a greater sense of safety and community for Boerum Hill. I’m grateful to the Department of Transportation for working with our community to get this done, and excited for further improvements we’ll make to finally make Atlantic Avenue safe.”

“Atlantic Avenue is much more than just a road for cars to pass through — it’s a place for people to be, with beloved small businesses and communities that rely on them,” said State Senator Andrew Gounardes. “For far too long, the design of Atlantic Avenue has been a risk to public safety and public health. These mid-block crossings are a much-welcomed step toward keeping Brooklynites safe and creating the vibrant Atlantic Avenue we all want and deserve.”

“Atlantic Avenue has long been known as a dangerous corridor for pedestrians and we have witnessed far too many preventable deaths on this notorious stretch,”…