CB 12 Member Tries to Derail Washington Heights Plaza to Preserve Parking
A board member looking to stoke outrage over a proposed public plaza at a health care campus says the 70 percent of car-free households in the district don't have a stake in how the street is used, since they don't need parking.
October 11, 2017
Tony Avella Roused to Action By Dinged Up Mercedes, Not Loss of Life
As far as Avella is concerned, people who bike and walk on Northern Boulevard just don't count.
October 10, 2017
The 10th Precinct’s Grievance-Based Policing Isn’t Making Streets Safer
The precinct, where drivers have killed four people walking and biking this year, has ticketed more cyclists in 2017 than speeding motorists, drivers who failed to yield, and off-route truck and bus operators combined.
October 6, 2017
DOT: The Barnes Dance Isn’t Usually the Best Tool to Make Intersections Safer
A DOT report recommends leading pedestrian intervals, split-phase signals, and physical improvements as other tools to protect people on foot from turning drivers.
October 5, 2017
Hooray for Placard Fraud Busts — Now When Will de Blasio Address the Real Problem?
Much more common than a detailed forgery are parking violations committed with real placards, or the use of informal signifiers of authority to scare away enforcement agents.
October 4, 2017
