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NUMBER-CRUNCH: Where the Drivers Speeding Like Mad (Lookout, Manhattan!)
They're speeding everywhere — but mostly in the places with notorious local traffic. And the problem is getting way worse.
April 7, 2020
Cops Arrest Unlicensed Driver Who Seriously Injured Teen Cyclist On Ocean Parkway
Yet even during a well-documented rash in speeding, cops still blamed the victim.
April 6, 2020
Mayor Under Fire for Quickly Killing His Ill-Conceived, Over-Policed ‘Open-Streets’ Plan
The Council Speaker said the mayor was not "smart" about his initial pilot program, which is now dead.
April 6, 2020
Mayor de Blasio: ‘Open Streets’ Are Not a ‘Priority’ Right Now
The "open streets" experiment has died of overpolicing. It was 11 days old.
April 5, 2020
SPEED DEMONS: The Scourge of Reckless Driving is Way Worse Than We Thought
City speed cameras are nabbing far more drivers than they were during the normal, pre-corona days — even though the numbers of cars on the road is down dramatically.
April 5, 2020
Our Latest Satire: Streetsblog’s House Band, The Speeders, Perform ‘All We Get Are Cops!’
Here's our version of The Beatles' "All Together Now" from the perspective of a city that wants more open space — and doesn't think we need so many cops patrolling it.
April 5, 2020
NYPD Gives a Few Details of New ‘No Report’ Crash Policy
The NYPD says its plan to stop sending cops to the scene of minor car crashes will free up officers for more important work and reduce congestion — all "without sacrificing safety," the agency claims.
April 3, 2020
Woman In Critical Condition After Hit-And-Run on Queens Boulevard
Paramedics rushed the woman in critical condition to Jamaica Hospital, which is already dealing with an influx of coronavirus patients.
March 30, 2020
UPDATED: NYPD Will No Longer Respond to Minor Car Crashes
The NYPD has made thousands of crashes on Staten Island simply disappear — and now is poised to do the same thing for the entire city.
March 30, 2020
Slow Down! Speed Demons Send Two People To Overwhelmed Hospitals
Paramedics rushed two people to already over-capacity emergency rooms on Wednesday evening, thanks to speeding drivers who refused to slow down amid a worsening health crisis.
March 26, 2020
