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Hit-and-Run Driver Injures a Kid on His Way Home From School in Coney Island
An elementary school kid was struck by a driver in Coney Island as he walked home from school with his grandmother this afternoon — and the driver kept on going, fleeing the scene even as witnesses tried to flag her down.
September 15, 2022
CYCLE OF RAGE: The Streetsblog Hot Take on Steve Bannon’s Surrender
Here's our take on the national story of the day!
September 8, 2022
New Year, Same Dangers: Mayor Adams Has Made Only a Tiny Fraction of School Streets Safer
The Adams administration has redesigned a small fraction of streets near schools, leaving the city's 1.75 million children exposed to high rates of car crashes and injuries on school streets as public schools reopen today.
September 8, 2022
Despite ‘Total Buy-In’ From Parents and Pols, Adams Administration Sits on School’s Open Street Request
More than eight months since a Manhattan middle school school applied to participate in the open streets program, its application unapproved — and DOT can't say why.
September 7, 2022
The NYPD and DMV Are Punishing Cyclists For Legally Crossing With The Pedestrian Signal
Why don’t cops know the law?
September 6, 2022
Long-Ignored Far Rockaway Speedway Finally Getting Safety Redesign
Finally, the city will do more than just install speed cameras.
September 6, 2022
Pickup Truck Driver Kills 5-Year-Old Boy in Queens, Then Speeds Away
Police are looking for the driver of a white Dodge Ram in the latest hit and run.
September 2, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: Plague of Illegal Trucks Edition
Illegal, super long tractor-trailer trucks always seem to be fetching up everywhere. Plus other news.
September 2, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines: Back-to-School Copaganda Edition
Why must kids shoulder the worries of traffic safety? Who's holding the back-to-school traffic-safety event for SUV and pickup owners?
September 1, 2022
Wednesdays Headlines: The Hit-and-Runs Keep Coming Edition
The cops caught one hit-and-run perp, but others are on the loose. Plus more news.
August 31, 2022
