‘Cooper’s Troopers’: Teens March for Last Time to Honor Classmate Killed by a Driver 9 Years Ago
“I definitely had to mature fast — we all did. We had to face death a lot earlier than any kid should have to,” said Palmer Pyles, 18, one of Cooper’s best friends. “These marches, and this movement, and the fight for safer streets, and to stop traffic violence have been a part of my life ever since then.”
June 2, 2023
UPTOWN SUNK: Parks Dept’s Poor Work on Hudson River Greenway is Already Caving In
"The patch-and-paste didn’t take," said one user. "Especially at night, it comes upon you pretty abruptly — it can throw somebody off their bike."
May 31, 2023
Safety at Last! City Will Finally Finish Queens Blvd. Bike Lane, Promised a Decade Ago
The Department of Transportation said it will repurpose a travel lane in each direction for bike lanes between Union Turnpike in Forest Hills and Hillside Avenue in Briarwood.
May 30, 2023
Sanitation Restaurant Trash Plan Threatens to Gobble Up More Sidewalk: Advocates
New York City's already crowded sidewalks could get even more clogged under a new proposal to let restaurants leave trash cans out at all hours — spurring some advocates to call on the city to have eateries instead leave waste receptacles in the street.
May 25, 2023
Flatbed Trucker Fatally Strikes Pedestrian on 125th Street in East Harlem
The trucker struck the 53-year-old man near Third Avenue just before 10:40 a.m., and the victim died at the scene, according to the NYPD.
May 24, 2023
‘Shattered’: Driver Fined Just $250 After Killing Queens Man
The wheels of justice grind on.
May 23, 2023
RED TAPE: Council’s Outdoor Dining Bill Could Undo Gains of Pandemic Program
“The cost for us, it’s probably gonna mean the end of outdoor dining as we know it.”
May 22, 2023
Council Moves Final Outdoor Dining Bill as Seasonal Program
The City Council will finally move forward with plans for a permanent outdoor dining program that would restrict "streeteries" in the roadway to eight months out of the year while, according to new legislation released on Thursday.
May 19, 2023
A Bridge Too Far: City Seeks Authority to Ban Sellers From Spans
DOT wants to officially ban street vendors from its bridges after NYPD temporarily ejected sellers from the Brooklyn Bridge promenade in January — raising the alarm for merchants who say they have fewer and fewer places to hawk their wares.
May 18, 2023
HOOPLA: City Adds $30M for Managing Open Streets, Public Space in Needy Nabes
The Department of Transportation will bring in managers to help with day-to-day operations and management for pedestrian-friendly spaces, including open streets, plazas, shared streets, slow streets, street furniture and bike corrals.
May 16, 2023
