Pierson says unsafe northern Brooklyn streets need overhaul
Many of the streets in northern Brooklyn are too dangerous for pedestrians to cross, according to a City Council candidate who said the roadways are failing to “meet the needs of many residents.” Stephen Pierson, who is running against incumbent Stephen Levin (D-Greenpoint-Williamsburg) in the Sept. 10 Democratic Primary for the seat in the 33rd Council District, has released a nine-point transportation plan he said will improve public safety.
“Despite some recent improvements, the 33rd district’s transportation system fails to meet the needs of many residents, and there are still far too many streets in our community where I feel unsafe using crosswalks with my two-year-old daughter. We need to make sweeping changes, which is exactly what I will do in the City Council,” Pierson said.
The district’s entire transportation structure needs an overhaul, Pierson said. He cited problems with the G train and criticized conditions on Atlantic Avenue and McGuinness Boulevard as being “alarmingly dangerous.” Pierson also lamented the lack of bike routes in northern Brooklyn, and said trucks run roughshod over Williamsburg and Greenpoint, making crossing the streets a dangerous proposition.