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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
DOT Debuts Plans for Protected Bike Lanes on Crescent and 31st Streets in Astoria
After a long campaign by activists, the city aims to protect cyclists from chaotic traffic between the Triborough and Queensboro bridges.
February 12, 2020
Lander ‘Reckless Driver’ Bill Will Seize Far Fewer Cars Than Originally Thought
Any combination of five red light or speeding tickets were originally enough to get your car seized. Now it's five red light tickets or 15 speeding tickets.
February 7, 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
Wednesday’s Headlines: Road Violence is a Public Health Emergency Edition
If any one group deserves an award for alerting city officials about the danger of road violence, it is Families for Safe Streets. Plus the other news from yesterday.
February 5, 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
Capital Crimes: Transit Experts Cry Foul Over Mayor’s Non-Contribution To MTA Capital Plan
"I think $3 billion over five years is a fair ask," said one advocate, echoing several others.
February 4, 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
VIDEO: Cyclist is Killed by Reckless Trucker in Williamsburg — First of the Year
The first cyclist of 2020 has been killed in Brooklyn.
January 30, 2020
