DOT Needs More Resources From City Hall to Fix Streets Like Deadly Liberty Ave. in Queens
Six people have died in crashes on Liberty Avenue since 2009. DOT noted hazardous conditions for walking on Liberty in 2015, but didn’t prescribe safety upgrades.
February 15, 2018
Can Albany and the City Council Save NYC From de Blasio’s Backward E-Bike Policy?
State lawmakers have again introduced legislation to classify e-bikes as bicycles, rather than motor vehicles. Council Member Rafael Espinal has authored a resolution in support of the Albany bill, and is calling on the mayor to stop targeting commercial cyclists.
February 14, 2018
Darcel Clark: Probation for Driver Who Killed Child Inside Bronx Restaurant and Fled Scene
Kwasi Oduro killed Ethan Villavicencio, 7, and injured the boy’s little sister and father as they ate in a sandwich shop. Oduro got no jail time and may drive again in five years.
February 13, 2018
Sign the Petition to Fix Canal Street, “Manhattan’s Boulevard of Death”
Canal Street is Manhattan's preeminent traffic sewer. A loud, dirty, menacing torrent of motorized traffic with cramped sidewalks and no designated space for bicycling, Canal gets pulverized by the "trucker's special," which gives motorists a free ride across Lower Manhattan via the untolled Manhattan Bridge to the untolled westbound Holland Tunnel.
February 9, 2018
Phil Monfoletto Had Nine License Suspensions Before He Killed Kevin Flores. Why Did State DOT Let Him Drive an Oil Truck?
Neither state nor federal regulators have explained how Monfoletto's truck business remained in good standing despite his history of dangerous driving.
February 8, 2018
De Blasio’s E-Bike Confiscations May Violate City Law
NYPD appears to be snatching up e-bikes whether or not workers are using them - a practice that is arguably illegal.
February 7, 2018