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Placard Perps Busted in Notorious Downtown Brooklyn Stolen Parking Knoll
"I hope people will get the message that you can’t continue to park your car in outrageously flagrant ways and avoid consequences," said the area's Council member, Steve Levin.
November 17, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: Cops Hear What They Want to Hear
This week's cartoon is a classic of a genre perfected by the great Gary Larson of "The Far Side."
November 16, 2021
Speeding Epidemic Shows No Signs of Abating, Despite Return of Car Traffic
The summer of hell has become the fall of our discontent.
November 16, 2021
Courtesy, Professional and Disrespect — NYPD Tickets E-Bike Riders For Legally Following Pedestrian Signal
At least one repeatedly ignorant cop in Astoria apparently still doesn't know the laws she's sworn to uphold.
November 15, 2021
Driver Kills Elderly Woman Near Gridlocked Canal Street
A Manhattan senior was run over and killed by the driver of a massive SUV on Wednesday while she was trying to cross highway-like West Street near Canal Street — a dangerous area that advocates have been trying to fix for years.
November 11, 2021
UPDATE: Williamsburg Man Killed by Speeding, Drugged Teen Driver
A 33-year-old man was struck and killed early Thursday morning by the driver of a 2017 Chevy muscle car that witnesses said was speeding before the crash.
November 11, 2021
USPS Truck Driver Charged with Misdemeanor for Killing Upper West Sider Jeffrey Williamson
The Postal Service driver who ran over and killed an Upper West Side cyclist on Central Park West earlier this year will be charged in the fatal crash, Streetsblog has learned.
November 11, 2021
Woman Moped Rider Hit by Truck Driver in Williamsburg Dies
"The collision caused the 24-year-old female to ... fall onto the roadway where the box truck ran over her body," cops said in a statement.
November 10, 2021
No Solutions After DOT Commissioner Finally Speaks With State DMV, Just Plans to Meet Again
A phone call leads to talk of doing more. But is it just talk?
November 10, 2021
Monday’s Headlines: Just Another Tragic ‘Accident’ Edition
The biggest under-reported story of the weekend was the late Friday news that mayoral candidate and beret-industry pillar Curtis Sliwa had been hit by the driver of a taxicab. Plus other news.
November 1, 2021
