DOT’s New Protected Grand Street Bike Lane Is Still Not Protected
Grand Street is still a disaster, bikers and cycling advocates say, thanks to trucks that can still park in the bike lane.
February 13, 2020
Advocates: We Don’t Need New NYPD ‘Vision Zero Unit’ — We Need Safer Streets and Better Trained Cops
The new unit is supposed to crack down on reckless drivers, but given the NYPD's record of racial bias, overpolicing, and lack of understanding, few are optimistic.
February 7, 2020
Brooklyn DA Admits ‘Mistake’ For Letting Killer Driver Off The Hook
Eric Gonzalez said his staff was wrong to drop the case against driver John Sherman for backing over 85-year-old Stella Clinton.
February 6, 2020
Brooklyn Pol Who Fought Street Safety Measure Now Blasts DOT For Delaying It!
Chaim Deutsch, who said he would oppose "any [bike lanes] in my district," is suddenly hounding the DOT for one on Emmons Avenue. No one believes him.
February 5, 2020
Advocates Fuming Over Plan to Shut Hudson River Greenway Segment in Riverside Park
No detour will be provided for thousands of daily riders.
February 4, 2020
Brooklyn DA Let Killer Driver Off The Hook for No Reason
Police had arrested 49-year-old John Sherman shortly after he struck and killed 85-year-old Stella Clinton as he reversed into his driveway. But Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez dropped the case.
February 3, 2020
The Mayor Doesn’t Agree With His Own ‘Expert’ Panel To Nix Two Lanes On BQE
The mayor apparently has never heard of the concept of "induced demand."
February 1, 2020
NYPD: Closing Manhattan Tow Pound Will Make Streets More Dangerous for Cyclists and Worse for Bus Riders
“Every hour a tow truck spends on the road traveling to and from a distant pound is an hour that car blocks a fire hydrant, bike lane, or a bus lane," NYPD Transportation Chief William Morris told the City Council on Wednesday.
January 29, 2020
Mayor Won’t Ban Cars In Front Of Schools, Says Parents ‘Need’ To Drive
“There's a whole lot of parents in this town who need to drop their kids, so I do not believe a car ban is the way to do things,” de Blasio said.
January 28, 2020
Jackson Heights Assembly Candidate Unveils Plan to Transform Deadly Northern Boulevard
Jessica González-Rojas, blasted veteran Assembly Member Michael DenDekker as a do-nothing pol who has failed to stop the carnage on the highway-like roadway where seven have died in three years.
January 28, 2020
