We’re the Fort Greene Open Streets Coalition—a group of Brooklyn residents who want a safe and socially distanced place to spend time outside. #OpenStreetsNYC
Fort Greene & Clinton Hill, BK
Joined March 2021
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What do we want? Willoughby Open Streets! When do we want them? Forever! #OpenStreetsNYC
Good morning! Today is a good day to demand Willoughby Ave remains a 24/7 #OpenStreet. act.transalt.org/a/willoughb…
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“The work of making this world resemble one that you would prefer to live in is a lunch pail fucking job, day in and day out, where thousands of committed, anonymous, smart and dedicated people grind away on issues until they get a positive result.” - @jonstewart
@fgopenstreets
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The beauty of the Willoughby Open Street. This shouldn’t just remain, it should be solidified! Add your name in support.
“The work of making this world resemble one that you would prefer to live in is a lunch pail fucking job, day in and day out, where thousands of committed, anonymous, smart and dedicated people grind away on issues until they get a positive result.” - @jonstewart
@fgopenstreets
We’re almost to 2,000 signatures demanding Willoughby stays open 24/7! This map shows where folks who have signed the petition live - it’s overwhelmingly local with 72% of signers in D35 and 6% in D36. Thank you, neighbors!
Reducing the #OpenStreets hours by half is a dangerous, potentially fatal mistake. These pics show a count of pedestrian/vehicle use of Willoughby Ave between 7 and 9 am with both counts seeing over 1,400 movements in 2 hours. People will be on the road regardless of barriers
Keep signing and sharing. What else will it take to show @nycmayor and his friends that this matters? act.transalt.org/a/willoughb…
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Wow! In 24 hours more than 1000 people have signed the @fgopenstreets @transalt petition to keep Willoughby Avenue a 24/7 Open Street! Let’s keep it growing, Brooklyn - make your voice heard for maintaining one of the safest, best streets in the borough.
act.transalt.org/a/willoughb… – at Brooklyn, NY
How better to show @NYCMayor that Willoughby Ave is LOVED and should stay open 24/7 than over 1,000+ signatures demanding it?! Keep signing, sharing and posting. See you on the street this weekend.🫡act.transalt.org/a/willoughb…
Fort Greene Open Streets retweeted
Look out for the @fgopenstreets neighbors on the street this weekend, fighting for a 24/7 Willoughby! We have 1,084 petition signers in a day and I bet we’ll have atleast 2,000 by the end of the weekend. Email me at [email protected] if you want to support canvassing.
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The @fgopenstreets petition for a Willoughby Avenue Open Street is at 977 signers. It will hit 1,000 signatures in 24 hours. Wow. Sign and support here: bit.ly/willoughby247
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It’s frustrating that we once again have to defend against @NYCMayor’s team meddling with the overwhelming success of the Willoughby Avenue Open Street. If you are a local user, please consider signing this petition! – at Brooklyn, NY
We're having to jump into action AGAIN to save the Willoughby Ave #OpenStreets. @NYC_DOT is trying to reduce the streets hours to 8a-8p, a dangerous and potentially fatal mistake!
SIGN THE PETITION TO TELL DOT TO KEEP OUR STREET 24/7: act.transalt.org/a/willoughb…
These streets are well-used and loved. Volunteers spend time manually counting pedestrians/cars and last week we saw 1,657 movements down Willoughby with just 2% from vehicles.
A 24/7 #openstreet is a no brainer.
A message to @NYC_DOT: Open streets ARE for all people, including drivers. Check out the agency's explanation for cutting the hours of the Willoughby Ave. open street in half: nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/04/…
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We should be expanding the Willoughby Avenue Open Street — and Open Streets everywhere.
Instead, @NYCMayor wants to cut the hours of Willoughby by 50% ❌
Join the @fgopenstreets in telling Mayor Adams and your reps: We need a 24/7 Open Street ‼️
➡️ act.transalt.org/a/willoughb…
ALT 24/7 Willoughby Open Street. Sign the petition to demand a 24/7 Willoughby Open Street
A message to @NYC_DOT: Open streets ARE for all people, including drivers. Check out the agency's explanation for cutting the hours of the Willoughby Ave. open street in half: nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/04/…
We're having to jump into action AGAIN to save the Willoughby Ave #OpenStreets. @NYC_DOT is trying to reduce the streets hours to 8a-8p, a dangerous and potentially fatal mistake!
SIGN THE PETITION TO TELL DOT TO KEEP OUR STREET 24/7: act.transalt.org/a/willoughb…
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Keep signing folks! Our electeds need to hear that strong & welcome written points need to quickly become physically implemented improvements. mailchi.mp/council/how-do-we… @CMCrystalHudson @StreetsPAC @NYC_SafeStreets @fgopenstreets @TransAltBK @BergenBikeBus #BikeNYC
We ask that you consider signing this petition & sharing it w/ your school's PTA. Traffic deaths are preventable & NY leaders need to do more. Please join us in calling for leadership on this issue:
sites.google.com/view/brookl…
Our thoughts & love are w/ Kamari’s family & all of you💗
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Only 3% of our streets have a protected bike lane.
75% of our streets are dedicated to cars and trucks, forcing the rest of us to compete for scraps.
This makes streets chaotic, unsafe & cramped.
Let's change this. Let's build streets that better serve New Yorkers’ needs.
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This morning, a 7-year-old boy was killed by a NYPD tow truck driver while crossing the street near Fort Greene Park. This intersection is known to be dangerous, with 59+ injuries to people walking, biking, or driving here over the last 12 years.
We have more information in our breaking news story about today's horrific crash that killed 7-year-old Kamari Hampton thanks to @dahvnyc on the scene: nyc.streetsblog.org/2023/10/…
We are so sad to hear about the loss of this little boy in our neighborhood, killed by a city vehicle no less.
We are furious to hear that the driver of an NYPD tow truck struck and killed a 7-year-old boy.
No parent should have to bury their child and this devastating crash robbed this boy of the future he deserved.
Nine children have been killed in traffic violence this year.
ALT Map showing why this intersection was so dangerous – no daylighting, turn calming, or raised crosswalks
This is unacceptable. The need for traffic calming and
#openstreets is more loud and clear than ever.