{"id":41808,"date":"2026-11-07T18:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T18:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/?p=41808"},"modified":"2026-11-07T18:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T18:28:10","slug":"mayor-mamdani-breaks-ground-on-project-to-speed-up-buses-and-make-streets-safer-on-dekalb-and-lafayette-avenues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/41808","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Mamdani breaks ground on project to speed up buses and make streets safer on DeKalb and Lafayette Avenues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEWYORK: Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn announced the start of construction on a redesign of DeKalb and Lafayette avenues in Brooklyn that will speed up bus service for 18,000 daily riders on the B38, create protected bike lanes and make streets safer for everyone who uses them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The project will redesign DeKalb Avenue from Broadway to Flatbush Avenue and Lafayette Avenue from Ashland Place to Patchen Avenue. Both stretches will feature 2.7 miles of new offset and curbside bus lanes, protected bike lanes and other safety upgrades to improve bus speeds, strengthen connections for cyclists and make streets safer for pedestrians.<\/p>\n<p>The redesigns are part of Next Stop: Fast Buses, Better Service, Mayor Mamdani\u2019s historic partnership with Governor Kathy Hochul and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to make bus service faster and more reliable across 175 bus routes, nearly 75% of the city\u2019s bus network.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew Yorkers shouldn\u2019t have to choose between getting where they need to go on time and getting there safely. On DeKalb and Lafayette, we\u2019re putting that principle into practice with fast buses, protected bike lanes and safer streets,\u201d said Mayor Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew Yorkers deserve a city that respects their time and puts their safety first \u2014 and our administration isn\u2019t waiting a moment to build the streets that do just that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery New Yorker deserves fast, reliable bus service and safer streets. Your zip code shouldn\u2019t determine whether you have access to high-quality, affordable transportation \u2014 and that\u2019s what we\u2019re working to deliver on DeKalb and Lafayette avenues,\u201d said NYC DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe redesign of DeKalb and Lafayette will increase bus speeds and improve reliability for bus riders while creating safer routes for all road users and calmer corridors for pedestrians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder this Governor and this Mayor, Brooklyn\u2019s at the center of a bus revolution,\u201d said MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd not a moment too soon for the 18,000 New Yorkers who count on the B38 every day for a safe and speedy commute.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The project will deliver improvements in neighborhoods where reliable, affordable transportation is essential. Within a quarter-mile of the B38, 80% of residents commute to work by public transit, bike or walk, and a majority of households do not own a vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2021, crashes on DeKalb and Lafayette avenues have injured 841 people, including 47 who suffered severe injuries. One person has been killed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYORK: Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn announced the start of construction on a redesign of DeKalb and Lafayette avenues in Brooklyn that will speed up bus service for 18,000 daily riders on the B38, create protected bike lanes and make streets safer for everyone [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":40186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1469,31,1378],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-york","category-news","category-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41808"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41809,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41808\/revisions\/41809"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}