Markowitz task force meets to plan ‘Brooklyn Boulevard’
A task force organized by Borough President Marty Markowitz to come up with a plan to revamp the entire length of Fourth Avenue will meet to discuss safety measures for the Bay Ridge end of the four-mile thoroughfare.
The meeting, which is being presented with the cooperation of the New York City Department of Transportation and the Traffic and Transportation Committee of Community Board 10, will take place on Thursday, Jan. 24, 7 p.m. at P.S. 264, 371 89th St.
The session follows a series of similar meetings that the task force has held with community boards and civic groups all along the Fourth Avenue corridor. Under Markowitz’s vision, the entire length of Fourth Avenue would be turned into a grand boulevard featuring widened sidewalks, medians with gardens, traffic calming measures, trendy shops, art galleries, and improved housing.