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KOMANOFF: Listening to Lehrer Helps Understand The Mindset Keeping our Streets Unsafe
Hearing Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and WNYC radio host Brian Lehrer chatting it up on Lehrer’s show Wednesday morning gave me a new insight into why New York streets remain so unsafe for cyclists and pedestrians.
January 13, 2023
SAFETY LAST: DOT Under Fire to Finish Ninth Street Redesign after Sixth Fatality in 18 Years
The city is once again under fire for a death on a roadway that it failed to redesign for safety.
January 12, 2023
Cops Say They’ve Arrested Hit-and-Run Driver Who Gravely Injured Pro Hoops Star
The arrest came only after the victim's family pressured the NYPD to reopen a case that detectives had closed.
January 11, 2023
Monday’s Headlines: Criminal Mischief Special Edition
On Friday, your irascible old scribe caught so many more law enforcement officials covering or defacing their plate that "criminal mischief" posts filled my Twitter feed. Plus other news.
January 9, 2023
Driver Sought in Hit-and-Run in Crown Heights — Was It Intentional?
Police are seeking the heartless hit-and-run driver who flattened a pedestrian in Crown Heights on Friday night — a brutal, but rare, instance of road violence captured on camera that is now being investigated as a possible hate crime because the collision may have been intentional.
January 8, 2023
SUV Plummets onto LIRR Tracks in Brooklyn, Killing One
“I thought the concrete barrier was gonna stop it but it didn't and it just went over," said a witness.
December 30, 2022
Streetsies 2022: Vote for The Best Project of the Year
We know we're the first to chide the city's Department of Transportation for failure, but we also celebrate the many projects completed by DOT's hard-working employees. Vote for your favorite.
December 27, 2022
In Memoriam: So Many Lives Lost to Road Violence — And So Many Lessons We Could Be Learning
In a twist on our annual story, we'll look at the specific details behind some of the year's most tragic deaths in hopes that the city and its drivers can learn some valuable lessons about keeping the most vulnerable road users safe.
December 26, 2022
How to Cut Drunk Driving — Discourage the Drinking … Or the Driving?
New York transportation officials are backing a bill that has been proposed more or less every year, yet never makes it out of committee. There has to be a better way.
December 22, 2022
