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Advocates: De Blasio’s Cuts Will Hurt Essential Workers Now — And In The Future
So long, placard crackdown that never happened. Goodbye, sidewalk maintenance. The Vision Zero budget cuts come more into focus.
April 17, 2020
KOMANOFF: Disband NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad
In this clarion call op-ed, Charles Komanoff argues that the NYPD's crash investigation unit needs to be replaced by civilians.
April 16, 2020
Police Hunt Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Pedestrian in Queens
The driver of an SUV struck and killed a Queens pedestrian on Tuesday afternoon, then did a U-turn and left his victim for dead, police said.
April 14, 2020
Mayor Triples Down on His ‘Adamant’ Refusal to Create More Open Space, But Finally Blames Drivers
Mayor de Blasio once again argued that he could not create more open space for socially responsible recreation because the NYPD could not enforced it — but this time, the mayor staked out new territory: He blamed reckless drivers.
April 14, 2020
What’s This? NYPD Starts Limited Action Against Speeders
Cops wrote nearly 7 percent more tickets on two weekdays last week. Not bad — except automated speed cameras are writing 57 percent more tickets!
April 14, 2020
SPEED DEMONS ON STEROIDS: Do Our Leaders Even Care About Reckless Drivers Right Now?
The increase in speeding has gotten even worse — with school zone speed cameras now issuing 57 percent more tickets since the beginning of Gov. Cuomo's statewide shutdown on March 22.
April 13, 2020
VIDEO: Here’s What NYPD-Enforced Social Distancing Looks Like
The pandemic will be overpoliced.
April 10, 2020
Motorist Deaths Are Up As NYPD Fails to Crack Down on Speeding
Here's another reason why the NYPD needs to take the speeding epidemic far more seriously: More drivers are killing themselves in crashes right now — even though there are so few motorists on the road.
April 9, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: The NYPD is Doing Very Little to Battle the Speeding Epidemic
The agency says it is taking speeding seriously. The numbers say otherwise.
April 8, 2020
ANALYSIS: Why De Blasio’s Open-Space Pilot Was Such a Failure (And Check Out What You Can Do With Cones!)
Four letters: N.Y.P.D.
April 7, 2020
