Redesign of Linden Boulevard between Fountain Avenue and Conduit Avenue will speed up buses and improve reliability for 60,000 daily riders
Project will improve safety and reconnect neighborhoods with new bus boarding islands, expanded pedestrian medians and crossings
Rendering of a redesigned Linden Boulevard, at Crescent Street, in East New York, Brooklyn. Credit: NYC DOT
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn today announced plans to install new bus lanes and safety upgrades along Linden Boulevard, one of Brooklyn’s most dangerous corridors, from Fountain Avenue to Conduit Avenue in East New York.
The project will deliver faster, more reliable buses for 60,000 daily riders, while improving access to nearby subway lines and reconnecting neighborhoods long divided by the boulevard. Along this stretch, one person is injured in a traffic crash every four days, on average.
“This project will deliver faster, more reliable buses for the 60,000 New Yorkers who rely on them every day — parents getting their kids to school, workers trying to clock in on time, families picking up groceries on the way home,” said Mayor Mamdani. “And redesigning this historically dangerous corridor will make it safer for everyone who has to cross it. When we make our buses faster and our streets safer, we’re making a clear choice about the kind of city we want to be: one that puts people first.”
“Faster buses and safer streets are what New Yorkers deserve,” said Deputy Mayor for Operations Julia Kerson. “These improvements will not only ensure quicker commutes and safer conditions for residents, but they will also better connect neighborhoods,
“Mayor Mamdani has tasked us with delivering fast buses for New Yorkers and our redesign of Linden Boulevard will help deliver on this promise for so many residents in East New York, where these buses are a lifeline to connect to jobs, healthcare appointments and so much more. With the nearest subway a far walk away, residents here must cross ten lanes of vehicle traffic just to board buses that end up stuck in traffic, behind double-parked cars — that is going to change under the Mamdani administration,” said NYC DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn. “The proposal will help bring much-needed safety and order to Linden Boulevard, deliver faster buses for tens of thousands of New Yorkers and better connect neighborhoods long divided by this wide roadway.”
“Linden Boulevard is a critical corridor for this community, and since the beginning of the Jewel Streets Neighborhood Planning process, residents have been clear that safer, more well-connected streets must be a priority,” said Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Dina Levy. “As the City plans for future affordable housing growth along Linden, we have to invest in the infrastructure that makes neighborhoods work for people who live there today. This project responds to community priorities and will make Linden Boulevard safer, more active and better able to support the neighborhood’s future.”
“Dedicated bus lanes keep buses moving and projects like the proposed redesign of Linden Boulevard are gamechangers to improve safety and bus service for riders,” said MTA NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow. “It’s a win for everyone using the roads — safer for pedestrians, bus operators, bus riders and motorists, and with connections to six bus routes and six subway lines, it strengthens the transit network overall.”
Beginning in late 2026, NYC DOT will install eight new bus boarding islands, which will also serve as pedestrian refuge islands and shorten crossing distances. The agency will add two new signalized intersections at Pine Street and Emerald Street to reduce gaps between crosswalks and better connect East New York and the Jewel Streets area. Five slip lanes will be closed or redesigned to improve safety and support bus operations.
The project will benefit riders on six routes: B13, B14, B15, B20, BM5 and Q8. Faster and more reliable service will improve connections to the A, C, J, Z, L and 3 subway lines, as well as to JFK Airport, Brookdale Hospital and Gateway Center.
Along the Linden corridor, 54% of residents commute via public transportation and 57% of households do not have access to a private vehicle. The nearest subway station is more than a half-mile away.
Between 2021 and 2025, the corridor recorded 443 traffic injuries, including 15 severe injuries and one fatality. Linden Boulevard is designated a Vision Zero Priority Corridor, meaning it ranks among the highest in Brooklyn for pedestrian deaths and serious injuries per mile.
The redesign aligns with the community vision outlined in the City’s Jewel Streets Neighborhood Plan, led by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, which calls for a safer, more active corridor with new housing, businesses and community services. It also complements NYC DOT’s ongoing work to reimagine the Conduit corridor, for which NYC DOT is hosting a second round of public workshops beginning this week.
NYC DOT expects to complete the Linden Boulevard redesign in 2027.
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