Montague Street is about to feel a little more human connection with its new glow up.

This summer, City Blocks and The Brooklyn Heights Association are reclaiming space from cars and giving it back to the people!

Thanks to the leadership of the Brooklyn Heights Association, the Montague Street BID, Council member Lincoln Restler, and NYC DOT, a series of smart, low-cost upgrades will bring new life to one of the neighbourhood’s main streets.

Curb extensions—at corners and mid-block—will shorten crossings, calm traffic, and carve out space for what really matters: seating, greenery, and places to pause. New bike corrals will support two-wheeled travel, and revised parking and loading zones.

This is how change happens: fast, collaborative, and focused on the fundamentals. The installation will start with overnight prep work, followed by flexible delineators and new signage. By mid-August, City Blocks and The Brooklyn Heights Association will introduce beautiful new planters and public seating, showing what’s possible when we stop seeing streets as pipelines for traffic and start seeing them as urban space for all.

Streets like Montague are our city’s front porch. They deserve care, creativity, and the kind of improvements that say: you belong here.