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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                   MAY 15, 2026     |  The Indian Eye 26

                   Mayor Mamdani Joins Bergen Bike Bus

                     to Announce Safety Improvements for

                      Families Biking to School in Brooklyn

             City to develop street redesign featuring “bike boulevard” along Bergen Street and Dean Street

            NEERAJ DHAR                                                                                           neighbors and working with DOT to
                                                                                                                  bring about the safety improvements
            NEW YORK
                                                                                                                  that are needed on Bergen and Dean
                   n National Bike and Roll to                                                                    Streets, which are both heavily used
                   School  Day,  Mayor  Zohran                                                                    corridors  through  Prospect  Heights
            OKwame  Mamdani  and  New                                                                             and Crown Heights.”
            York  City  Department  of  Transpor-                                                                     “I  applaud  Mayor  Zohran
            tation  (NYC  DOT)  Commissioner                                                                      Mamdani  and  DOT  Commission-
            Mike  Flynn  rode  with  students  and                                                                er Mike Flynn for prioritizing safety
            families  from  the  Bergen  Bike  Bus                                                                for school children, pedestrians and
            to announce plans for a street safety                                                                 cyclists,” said Assembly Member La-
            redesign along the Bergen and Dean                                                                    trice Walker. “I look forward to the
            Street corridors from Court Street to                                                                 safety  improvements  along  Bergen
            East New York Avenue in Brooklyn.                                                                     and Dean Streets and the anticipated
                The 10-mile east-west routes are                                                                  reduction in the number of crash-re-
            key  cycling  corridors  and  home  to                                                                lated injuries along the 10-mile corri-
            the  city’s  most  popular  “bike  bus,”                                                              dor. And there’s the added benefit of
            a weekly caravan of parents and stu-                                                                  reduced traffic. Everybody wins.”
            dents traveling to school together.                                                                       “When we make our streets safer
                The redesign will include a bike  so grateful for the parents, volunteers  pedestrian improvements. Protected  for cyclists, we make them safer for
            boulevard, a street design that prior-  and  caregivers  of  the  Bergen  Bike  bike  lanes  have  been  shown  to  re-  everyone,”  said  Brooklyn  Borough
            itizes  cyclists  and  pedestrians  while  Bus and look forward to developing  duce deaths and serious injuries for  President  Antonio  Reynoso.  “The
            maintaining  local  vehicle  access.  safer  Bergen  and  Dean  streets  that  all road users by 18.1% and for pe-  creation of a bike boulevard is a ma-
            These  corridors  are  designed  to  re-  will  benefit  all  New  Yorkers  using  destrians by 29.2%.  jor  win  for  our  borough,  especially
            duce traffic, calm speeds and create  these corridors each day.”        The project will be implemented  for  the  thousands  of  Brooklynites
            safer,  more  comfortable  routes  for   “On  this  National  Bike  &  Roll  in phases. The City plans to release a  who walk, bike and drive down Dean
            riders of all ages.               to School Day we, the Bergen Bike  design proposal later this year, with  and Bergen every day. I’m grateful to
                “Bike  boulevards  give  families  Bus, are overjoyed by Mayor Mam-  the  first  phase  targeted  for  instal-  Mayor Mamdani and NYC DOT for
            the peace of mind they need to start  dani’s  announcement.  Thank  you  lation  in  2027.  NYC  DOT  has  also  leading  this  effort,  and  I  encourage
            the day right: by enjoying a safe, easy  to  the  City  leaders  for  hearing  our  launched a new online feedback por-  all Brooklynites to participate in the
            ride  to  school,”  said  Mayor  Mam-  weekly pleas, for riding along with us  tal to begin public engagement.  public engagement process to shape
            dani. “From protected bike lanes to  and for working to give kids the rec-  The redesign will be coordinated  the future of this vital corridor.”
            safer crossings, these redesigns make  ognition they deserve as citizens and  with several ongoing planning efforts,   “District  39  has  some  of  the
            our streets work for people and en-  street users of NYC,” said the Bergen  including the Atlantic Avenue Mixed  highest rates of cycling in Brooklyn,
            courage  our  youngest  neighbors  to  Bike Bus. “Biking to school is an ac-  Use  Plan  (AAMUP),  the  Flatbush  and corridors like Bergen and Dean
            grow into lifelong riders. It was such  tive and fun way to start the day. Bik-  Avenue  busway,  the  Grand  Army  are  essential  routes  for  neighbors,
            a joy to ride with the families of the  ing to school can be safe not just on  Plaza-Prospect Heights Public Realm  especially  young  riders,  getting  to
            Bergen Bike Bus, who have for years  a bike bus, but every day. Bergen is  Plan and the Metropolitan Transpor-  school safely,” said Council Member
            strapped on their helmets and pulled  a bike route in name, and now DOT  tation  Authority’s  (MTA)  Brooklyn  Shahana Hanif. “This redesign is an
            out their bikes to show the need for  can begin to transform it into a true  Bus Network Redesign.    investment in the health, safety and
            better  cycling  infrastructure.  Now,  Bike Boulevard, where kids, parents   The announcement is part of the  everyday  mobility  of  our  communi-
            we’re building a city that meets that  and  all  road  users  feel  comfortable  Mamdani administration’s initiatives  ty.  I  thank  Mayor  Mamdani  for  his
            vision.”                          and safe. Thank you to the kids, fam-  during  National  Bike  Month.  Earli-  leadership on this effort, and I look
                “Streets that are the envy of the  ilies and team of volunteer marshals  er this week, NYC DOT launched a  forward  to  working  with  DOT  and
            world are safe for people of all ages  who bring joy to Brooklyn every week  feedback portal for the City’s secure  local  stakeholders  to  ensure  these
            and abilities. Biking is a healthy and  and who demonstrate that biking to  bike  parking  program  and  released  improvements  reflect  the  needs  of
            fun way for children to get exercise,  school benefits everyone, and thank  the 2026 Bike Map.        District 39.”
            and with the right street design, more  you to the City leaders for supporting   “It’s  critically  important  that   “Getting around our city should
            students  can  feel  safe  and  empow-  this version of free buses!”  our children and commuters have a  be  safe  for  drivers,  cyclists  and  pe-
            ered  to  bike  to  school  without  the   Bike  boulevards  vary  by  neigh-  safe  way  to  get  to  and  from  school  destrians alike,” said Council Mem-
            requirement  of  a  large  caravan  of  borhood and may include protected  and  work,”  said  Assembly  Member  ber  Sandy  Nurse.  “Traffic-calming
            parents to protect them,” said NYC  bike lanes, sidewalk extensions, me-  Phara  Souffrant  Forrest.  “I’m  real-  measures prevent injuries and deaths
            DOT Commissioner Flynn. “We are  dians,  traffic-calming  measures  and  ly  looking  forward  to  hearing  from   Continued on next page... >>

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