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Queens’s Next Top Prosecutor Dodges Whether She’d Boot CB Member Who Said Pedestrians ‘Deserve’ to Die
The Queens Beep still refuses to join her colleagues in condemning the community board member and city employee, who said at a public meeting that pedestrians “deserve” to die if they cross the street while looking at their phones.
August 7, 2019
Op-Ed: I Got ‘Harassment Ticketed’ as ‘Payback’ During the NYPD Blitz
As the blitz goes "permanent," watch out for cops who seem to have it out for cyclists.
July 29, 2019
Ballistic Firefighter Who Used His Car to Run Down a Cyclist is Back on Duty
Taxpayers are again paying the salary of firefighter Brauley de la Rosa, who was arrested last month for using his Dodge muscle car as a battering ram against a cyclist.
July 17, 2019
See It! Two Men Physically Intimidate A Woman Citi Biker For Allegedly Touching Their Precious SUV
Cycling is about to have its long overdue #MeToo movement as aggressive male drivers are once again caught on tape abusing a woman.
July 16, 2019
NYPD: Another Pedestrian is Killed on Deadly Church Avenue
It's the 110th road death so far this year, up 18 percent over the same period last year.
July 10, 2019
Update from Brad Lander: Yes, Reckless Driver Bill is Moving Slowly, But Change is Coming
The bill has taken a long time to go from Lander's drafting table to, we hope, the mayor's desk. So here to update us is the council member himself.
July 10, 2019
Washington Square Park Die-In: Team Coverage
Streetsblog reporters bring you pictures and commentary from the TransAlt mass action.
July 9, 2019
BLOOD IN THE STREETS: Three More Pedestrians are Dead [UPDATED]
Three more pedestrians have been killed by reckless drivers — bringing the total death count this bloody year to 106, or 14 percent more than this time last year.
July 8, 2019
Op-Ed: NYPD Ignores Driver Recklessness Toward Cyclists
How do I know? Because it happened to me.
June 20, 2019
Council Member: Cops Shouldn’t Let Drag Racers Off With a Warning
Bay Ridge Council Member Justin Brannan is calling out New York’s Finest for letting four kids off the hook for drag racing in the residential neighborhood — only paying a visit to the kids' parents to deliver a "don't do it again" speech.
June 13, 2019