In Memoriam 2019: The Lives We Lost (And The Drivers Who Weren’t Charged)
The primary cause of death on New York City roadways remains reckless drivers. Yet more than half have not been charged. Here's our annual tribute to the dead — and our annual call for action.
January 6, 2020
DOT Will Truly Protect Grand Street Protected Bike Lane
DOT confirmed it would install thick delineators, which provide a sturdier barrier to drivers, along the south side of Grand Street between Morgan Avenue and Rodney Street.
January 4, 2020
UWS Woman Killed By Driver — Another Hole in the Neighborhood Fabric
Police said that on Dec. 7, the driver of a 2016 RAM truck fatally struck 85-year-old Ellyn Berman as she crossed Broadway in the crosswalk near W. 61st Street at about 3 p.m. Berman died from her injuries on Dec. 16.
December 23, 2019
Activists and Pols: We Can’t Wait Another Year to Fix Deadly Third Avenue
It was "Death on Third Avenue," the sequel that no one wanted.
December 23, 2019
NYPD: Four People Killed by Drivers in 24 Hours, Six Within 48
If this is a war on cars, why are pedestrians and cyclists doing most of the dying?
December 20, 2019
Save the Date: Baby Carriage Blockade is Back on Jan. 11
Call it Mothers Against Deadly Driving.
December 20, 2019
Why Was Killer Trucker Even on the Road? Because Public Officials Are Inept
He didn't have a valid license. So why was Jaime Sabogal behind the wheel when he killed a 3-year-old?
December 19, 2019
NYPD Nabs, But Then Undercharges, Hit-and-Run Driver of Bike-Riding Pro Wrestler
But for some reason, he was not charged with the far-more-serious count of leaving the scene — which is punishable by up to seven years in jail.
December 17, 2019
Gov. Cuomo Celebrates New Sheridan Boulevard, But Advocates Still Wary
The former Sheridan Expressway is now a less-highway-like fast roadway akin to West Street in Manhattan, which was built on the site of the former West Side Highway.
December 12, 2019
UPDATE: Driver Killed a 3-Year-Old Boy Being Pushed in a Stroller in a Crosswalk
A pickup truck driver ran over and killed a little boy, and injured his mother, as she pushed the tot in a stroller on a Harlem street on Monday morning.
December 9, 2019