March (Parking) Madness: A Clash of Two Disgusting Titans in Brooklyn
This first-round Brooklyn battle includes last year’s winner loser. And it may have this year’s, too!
March 14, 2023
UPDATE: Cyclist Killed by Hit-and-Run Trucker in Industrial Williamsburg
A 56-year-old man on a bicycle was hit and killed by a truck driver in industrial Williamsburg late last night — and cops are now searching for the driver who fled. Locals know how dangerous the area is because of reckless truckers.
March 10, 2023
Cycle of Rage: One Hand Whitewashes the Other on NYPD Plate Defacing
A field report after Streetsblog seeks disciplinary records on 12 cops who defaced their plates.
March 9, 2023
Teen Drivers Kills Two Senior Citizens in Queens: Cops
Rosaline Tulshi was crossing the four-lane speedway at 193rd Street at around 6:10 p.m. when the driver of a 2004 Toyota Camry traveling westbound slammed into her, causing fatal injuries.
March 8, 2023
March (Parking) Madness Begins: A First-Round Bath Beach vs. Crown Heights Battle
The two precincts in this First Round battle certainly showed some of the egregious behavior that we've come to expect from police officers in the City of New York
March 8, 2023
Outrage Builds over Watered-Down ‘Citizen Reporting’ Bill
Street safety activists are livid that a promising bill to encourage greater ticketing of drivers who dangerously park in bike and bus lanes has been watered down to remove key provisions, including a financial incentive for the person reporting the illegal parking, while also adding in new burdens on would-be complainants.
March 7, 2023
Paging Kevin Roose! My Conversation with the Bing Chatbot Was Much Better than Yours!
Here's a story about why we no longer fear artificial intelligence, and, indeed, hope it will someday be running the country.
March 5, 2023
‘Citizen Reporting’ Bill Moves Forward, But Without the Bounty
A long-stalled bill that would allow people to report drivers who block bike or bus lanes is about to move forward in the City Council, but without its central feature: people who make complaints will no longer receive 25 percent of the resulting ticket revenue.
March 3, 2023
Streetsblog Gets Action: Battery ‘Buy-Back’ Program and Other Lithium-Ion Bills Advance in Council
A Manhattan Council member introduced legislation on Thursday that would create a citywide "buy back" program for uncertified lithium-ion batteries that have sparked dozens of fires — a proposal that comes two weeks after Streetsblog proposed it (see inset).
March 2, 2023
Another Terror Attack on a Bike Lane — This Time in Prospect Park
Someone wants to hurt cyclists.
March 2, 2023
