Will NYC abandon another north Brooklyn street redesign?

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Friday May 17, 2024 [Donate now]( [Will New York City abandon another north Brooklyn street redesign?]( [Traffic on Metropolitan Avenue in East Williamsburg. In 2023, the city presented redesign plans to make the area safer for pedestrians.]( [More than a year ago, the city presented redesign plans for Grand Street, Metropolitan Avenue and Morgan Avenue in East Williamsburg and Bushwick.]( More Stories From Today [Two kids walk into a 3-K program with an adult.]( [After NYC parents are denied 3K seats, City Hall says there is plenty of room]( [City officials said only a small percentage of parents were told they didn’t receive any of their choices for 3K, and that other spots were available.]( [A view of Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick, June 7, 2023.]( [Canadian wildfire smoke likely to return to NYC and become 'a new norm,' experts say]( [The smoke from Canada has already caused air quality to drop sharply in parts of the Midwest.]( [Traffic on Metropolitan Avenue in East Williamsburg. In 2023, the city presented redesign plans to make the area safer for pedestrians.]( [Will New York City abandon another north Brooklyn street redesign?]( [More than a year ago, the city presented redesign plans for Grand Street, Metropolitan Avenue and Morgan Avenue in East Williamsburg and Bushwick.]( [A photo of children playing in West Harlem.]( [Child poverty worsens in NY while nation improves, state comptroller reports]( [The end of federal pandemic aid sunk the state’s child poverty rates to their worst levels since 2016, reversing years of improvement according the State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office.]( [Tourists stand on a ferry before departing to Liberty Island as a haze caused by Canadian wildfire smoke hangs over the Statue of Liberty, June 29, 2023.]( [Extra Extra: Did an '80s mystery author bury treasure near the Statue of Liberty?]( [Because one of his readers is coming with a shovel to find out, here are your afternoon links: "Fake eyelashes" vs. "butch body" on the House floor, food courts are back, Cricket World Cup coming to Long Island and more.]( [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.