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Thursday’s Headlines: Gloating Season Edition
Various outlets do the post-Cuomo transportation story. Plus other news.
August 12, 2021
States Must Reduce Police and Traffic Enforcement Bias: Report
"[The report] helps us ... address a lot of problems with law enforcement in this country,” said Russ Martin, the spokesman for the Governors Highway Safety Association, which undertook its review after the killing of George Floyd.
August 9, 2021
Arrests of Drunk Drivers Are Falling Even as Crashes are Historically High: Report
August 6, 2021
Cops Say They Have Nabbed ‘Scooter’ Rider Who Killed Actor on UWS
Cops say they have arrested the hit-and-run "scooter" user who struck and killed actor Lisa Banes in June on the Upper West Side.
August 6, 2021
Friday’s Headlines: It’s Fake Crackdown Season
The NYPD heralded its latest infinitesimally small ticket blitz at a press conference on Queens Boulevard on Thursday. Plus other news.
August 6, 2021
SEE IT: Cop-Motorist Mayhem on Fordham Road in the Bronx
What a citizen video tells us about traffic on a notoriously dangerous street.
August 5, 2021
Delivery and Immigrant Communities Protest Death of Working Cyclist During Police Chase
"We demand a full investigation," said a leader of the Islamic center to which the victim, Borkot Ullah, belonged.
July 30, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines: NYC’s Hot Vax Summer Vibes Are Off Edition
Public employees evade the vaccine. Plus other news.
July 29, 2021
MORE CARNAGE: Motorist Kills Man on Long Island Expressway in Queens
A Tesla driver hit a Cambria Heights resident as he fixed a tire roadside early Monday morning — the latest death in an exceptionally bloody year.
July 26, 2021
Reckless Driver Plows Through Long Island City Bike Racks Before Ditching SUV
The cops have no information as a motorist flattens scarce cyclist parking.
July 23, 2021
