ONE YEAR LATER: NYPD Has No Answers for Grieving Mom of Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Victim
"I have nothing. I have nothing," she told Streetsblog this week as she prepared a small vigil with her two surviving children at the crash site at Court Street on Thursday at around 4:30 p.m.
February 24, 2022
DOT Commish Promises Safety Improvements at Queens Intersection Where Pedestrian Was Run Over Three Times
Ydanis Rodriguez promised that his agency would make safety improvements at a notorious Queens intersection, but it will take a few more days.
February 23, 2022
‘Apolline’s Garden’ is a Go, DOT Commissioner Says
Ydanis Rodriguez confirmed that a Brooklyn roadway where a 3-month-old girl was killed in her stroller by a reckless driver will be converted into a public plaza, pushing aside the parochial concerns of car owners who will no longer be able to use curbside space to park six vehicles for free.
February 22, 2022
Cops Say They’ve Arrested the Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed a Beloved Teacher on McGuinness Blvd
The death so horrified the community that McGuinness cleaves that then-Mayor de Blasio immediately announced that the roadway would undergo a $40-million facelift, which remains in the planning stage.
February 22, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines: It’s Time for March (Cop Parking) Madness
Every year, Streetsblog creates an NCAA-style bracket of NYPD precincts whose officers completely disrespect their neighbors by illegally parking their personal and official vehicles all over the place. Send us your favorites today. And also read our news digest!
February 22, 2022
Monday’s Headlines: All Presidents Have Their Day Edition
It's Presidents Day, so we're going to honor our past leaders (well, some of them), but first give you some of the stories you might have missed over the weekend.
February 21, 2022
SEE IT! Mayor Adams Visits 34th Avenue — But His Plans for ‘Gold Standard’ Open Street Remain Unclear
But Council Member Shekar Krishnan, who lobbied Adams for the conversion from road to resource, is optimistic that the mayor gets it.
February 20, 2022
Bike Lane Bolstering Begins — But it Won’t Be Done in 100 Days, As Promised
The protecting of protected bike lanes has begun ... slowly.
February 18, 2022
Teenager Who May Have Been Driving Illegally Kills Queens Pedestrian with a Massive Truck
A 16-year-old boy who was driving a massive Ford F-150 — illegally, given his age — struck and killed a 19-year-old pedestrian on Northern Boulevard on Thursday afternoon, the Department of Transportation said.
February 18, 2022
Mayor Adams in Heap of Trouble Over Composting Cuts
One day after Hizzoner gutted the city's fairly small residential composing program, a Manhattan pol introduced a bill that would require the city to collect organic materials from every single residential address in town.
February 17, 2022
