NYPD’s Bike Ticket Blitzes After a Driver Kills a Cyclist Are as Data-Driven as Bloodletting
NYPD can provide no evidence that ticketing bike riders when a motorist kills a cyclist reduces the prevalence of fatal or injurious crashes. And yet the practice persists years after Mayor de Blasio supposedly ushered in a more data-driven approach to traffic enforcement under the banner of Vision Zero.
July 25, 2017
NYPD Defends Perp and Tickets Cyclists After Garbage Truck Driver Kills Neftaly Ramirez and Flees Scene
Early Saturday morning a driver believed to be operating a private sanitation truck struck and killed Neftaly Ramirez, 27, as he biked on Franklin Street in Greenpoint.
July 24, 2017
Add This Sinkhole to the List of Indignities East River Greenway Users Have to Deal With
People biking and walking on the East River Greenway have been dealing with a widening sinkhole for weeks as DOT ignored calls to fix it.
July 21, 2017
NYC Kids Shouldn’t Have to Jump Through Hoops to Get a Play Street on Their Block
Obstacles abound for local groups that want their own Play Streets. For instance, the city won't approve Play Streets without the blessing of the local police precinct and the local community board -- which is apt to be more concerned with keeping drivers happy than giving kids room to play.
July 20, 2017
Driver Kills Senior on One of NYC’s Most Dangerous Streets, and NYPD Blames the Victim
The NYPD public information office said it had only preliminary details, and that the investigation was ongoing. That didn't stop police sources from publicly absolving the driver.
July 18, 2017
Driver Kills Brooklyn Cyclist and NYPD Again Reflexively Blames the Victim in the Press
NYPD cited no evidence that the deceased victim caused the crash, but that didn't stop the department from telling the media he ran a red light.
July 12, 2017
