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Wednesday’s Headlines: Pray for Safety Edition
Can we get an "Amen!"? On Thursday, Families for Safe Streets will renew the call for religious leaders to play a bigger role in Vision Zero. That and other other headlines from a busy Tuesday.
October 23, 2019
‘This Deal Reeks’: Activists Blast de Blasio for Rikers ‘Quid Pro Quo’ with Anti-Bike-Lane Queens Pol
"Finish it now! Finish it now!" street safety activists chanted in the face of more stalling from the mayor.
October 20, 2019
SPEED CAMERAS WORK, PART II: Drivers Causing Fewer Collisions As Program Expands, Data Shows
Crashes are down 10 percent, possibly became drivers are starting to change their behavior now that there are more cameras, and they're operating eight more hours per day.
October 16, 2019
Manhattan Pol Wants To Change State Law To Hold Reckless Drivers Accountable
Substituting one word could eliminate the notion that prosecutors need to prove that a driver was aware of his or her misconduct.
October 7, 2019
Corey Johnson’s Bold Words Show Leadership — And How We Can Hold Him Accountable
The Speaker's self-stated mission is to "break the car culture." If he becomes mayor, he owns that.
September 17, 2019
Legislator Refuses To Back Safety Measures at Vigil for Dead Child
A rally in Midwood shows the fecklessness of Brooklyn Council Member Chaim Deutsch.
September 13, 2019
Safe-Streets Advocates Demand That de Blasio ‘Focus on the Real Problems Killing New Yorkers’
The mayor should fix faulty streets and rein in reckless driving — not pursue useless helmet laws.
September 11, 2019
UPDATED: Out-of-Control Driver Hits and Kills 10-Year-Old Boy in Midwood
The carnage continues, as the city racks up its 147th traffic fatality this year.
September 10, 2019
Brooklyn Beep Favors Women Employees Over Men in Illegal Parking
Sexism, paternalism, and corruption — such a wonderful Brooklyn combination!
September 4, 2019
STREETSBLOG INVESTIGATION: Hit-and-Run Drivers Injure Thousands — Why are So Few Ever Charged?
Factors include badly worded state law, flawed NYPD investigations, juries comprised of drivers, and, let's face it, a general sense that vehicular crimes are not treated with the same level of seriousness as other crimes.
September 3, 2019
