Cops Finally Charge Driver Who Ran Over and Killed Queens Senior Last Fall
Police have arrested the driver who killed an elderly pedestrian last fall — six months after the fatal Queens crash.
March 9, 2020
Scott Stringer Says $11B BQE Tunnel Plan Doesn’t Move City Past Robert Moses Era
The comptroller doesn't like the current (and fancy) plans to fix the highway for two reasons: there'd still be too many cars, and poorer neighborhoods won't benefit.
February 28, 2020
SEE IT: Armed Security Guard Tackles Cyclist In Manhattan Bike Lane
WTF is wrong with some people? And better yet, why can they carry guns?
February 27, 2020
Forgetting Something? Engineers Hired For BQE Advice Didn’t Study Reducing Car Use
You get what you pay for: The engineering firm hired by the Council wasn't asked to consider car-reduction strategies, which is why the firm didn't present any.
February 25, 2020
Trucker Who Killed 3-Year-Old Boy In Harlem Blames Child’s Mother For Not Holding His Hand
“It’s being made out like I did something wrong, I did not,” the killer driver told Streetsblog. “The mother should have had the child in her hand.”
February 25, 2020
Another Senior Is Killed By Uncharged Driver On Bell Boulevard
Another senior citizen has been run over and killed on Bell Boulevard in Queens — and the driver was once again not charged.
February 24, 2020
Mayor Backtracks On Long-Stalled Queens Boulevard Bike Lane
Throws DOT commissioner under the bus in effort to placate a pro-car Queens pol.
February 20, 2020
Ten Miles of Protected Bike Lanes Coming To Manhattan This Year
DOT will close the dangerous gaps on Sixth and Second avenues as CPW, others, get life-saving extensions.
February 19, 2020
Eyes On The Street: Weinstein Case Brings Even More Placard Abuse to Lower Manhattan
The jury is still out in the Harvey Weinstein case — but the verdict is in on the press: guilty of placard abuse on all counts!
February 19, 2020
Pro-Car Queens Board Wants To Squeeze Pedestrians to Create More Room For Drivers
Car-loving Community Board 7 in Flushing wants to take space away from already endangered pedestrians and give it to car drivers.
February 14, 2020
