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Cyclist Critically Wounded by Driver in 2016 Has Died of His Injuries
A Borough Park boy who was struck by a driver on his way to synagogue nearly three years ago has died of his injuries, Streetsblog has learned.
July 2, 2019
UPDATE: NYPD Arrests Driver Who Hit and Killed a Woman in the Crosswalk
Updated: Cops cuffed the driver who struck and killed a woman in a crosswalk of a Brooklyn intersection, the NYPD said on July 8.
July 1, 2019
Busway Blues: Judge Halts City’s Transit Plan for 14th Street
A judge has ordered the city to halt its plans to convert a long stretch of 14th Street into a bus route — dashing, at least for now, a basic improvement of service for long-suffering transit riders.
June 28, 2019
NYPD May Stop Ticketing Cyclists After They’re Killed
NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan’s seemingly ad-libbed comments came after a reporter at unrelated press conference asked why bikers are typically targeted for enforcement after they are killed by car drivers.
June 27, 2019
Delivery Cyclists Have One of the Most Dangerous Jobs, But No One Is Protecting Them
Working cyclists have one of the most dangerous jobs in the country, and they are dying at rapid rates on New York City streets — but instead of stepping in to protect them, Mayor de Blasio is off running for president and New York's Finest are focused on victim-blaming and ticketing bikers.
June 25, 2019
Op-Ed: To Meet New York’s New Climate Law, We’ll Have To Break the Car Culture
Transportation is the number-one source of greenhouse-gas emissions in New York State, and the number-one offender is the internal-combustion engine. It will be a huge challenge, but we need to reduce the use of cars.
June 25, 2019
NYPD Forced to Protect DOT’s Second Avenue ‘Protected Bike Lane’
Police in the 19th Precinct are being hailed for setting up physical barriers in the Upper East Side bike lane in order to protect bikers from speeding cars.
June 24, 2019
Here’s What the NYPD Doesn’t Want You to Know About Its ‘No-Bell’ Crackdown
The NYPD has denied a freedom of information request seeking information about police officers' targeted harassment against cyclists back in April.
June 21, 2019
State to Study Reuse of Old ‘Motor Parkway’ in Eastern Queens
Queens cyclists and pedestrians are closer to getting more control over a car highway in that was built in the early days of the automobile.
June 19, 2019
Hey, West Side Greenway, Citi Bike Called and It Wants Its Bike Lane Back!
The outrage has only just begun over state lawmakers' apparent plans to bar e-bikes and e-scooters from the Hudson River Greenway.
June 18, 2019
