East NY Intersection Will Get An Upgrade In School Safety Push: Mayor

EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — A push to make streets safer around city schools will include a redesign of a busy intersection on Linden Boulevard, according to Mayor Eric Adams.

The intersection of Atkins Avenue and Linden Boulevard is one of 10 streets near city schools the mayor revealed Thursday will be redesigned before the end of the year, part of a line-up of more than 100 street projects for 2022 in his $900 million street safety plan.

The redesigns are set up to focus on dangerous intersections in underserved neighborhoods, Adams said.

“We will never compromise the safety of our students and young people, and equity will always be at the core of our work to protect them,” the mayor said.

In East New York, the safety upgrades are down the street from P.S. 202 Ernest S. Jenkyns elementary school and Achievement First Charter School.

The city had not released details about what the East New York redesign would include. It is one of two projects in Brooklyn unveiled Thursday.

So far, a specific plan was only released for a project in Uptown Manhattan, which will include new bike lanes, pedestrian islands, speed cushions, and curb extensions to reduce speeding.

The school-focused projects are among more than 100 total street redesigns that will be completed before the end of the year, according to the city. Patch has asked for a list of locations for all 100-plus redesigns.

The mayor's $900-million street safety plan was first announced in April, just days after studies showed a spike in traffic fatalities at the start of 2022.

The 44-percent surge in the first few months of the year made it the deadliest start to any year since the city launched its Vision Zero safety effort in 2014, the data shows.

Overall, traffic fatalities this year are on pace to eclipse those in 2021 — the city's deadliest year since Vision Zero, data shows.

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