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‘The Biggest Complaint’? The Real Stories Behind NYPD Commissioner Tisch’s Bike Crackdown
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch has said cops are only targeting reckless e-bike use in six offenses along 14 key corridors. This is simply not true. Here are some stories from the front lines.
May 22, 2025
Cyclist Launches Class Action Suit For Bogus NYPD Red Light Tickets
The NYPD keeps ignoring a law that allows cyclists to pass through a red light on the "Walk" sign. Now, someone is making a federal case about it.
May 12, 2025
Policy Change: NYPD Will Write Criminal Summonses, Not Traffic Tickets, for Cyclists
Quietly, the NYPD has changed its policy and will now make criminal cases against cyclists who go through red lights, a change that will have predictable and unpredictable ramifications.
May 2, 2025
Yes, Cyclists Can Go on Red With ‘Walk’ Sign, City Confirms in Court
It's only been the law for six years.
April 25, 2025
Cyclist Takes NYPD to Court Over Improper Red Light Tickets
It's getting so that you have to sue the city to get the cops to start following the law.
December 13, 2023
The NYPD and DMV Are Punishing Cyclists For Legally Crossing With The Pedestrian Signal
Why don’t cops know the law?
September 6, 2022
SEE IT: Celebrating the Liberation and Safety of the LPI
Not enough cyclists are taking advantage of leading pedestrian intervals — so here's our film to celebrate the life-saving safety improvement.
November 30, 2020
Queens Pol Who Said Cyclists Are the ‘Most Dangerous’ Doubles Down
The Queens pol who earned brickbats from livable streets activist when he said last week that bikes are “the most dangerous” vehicles on the streets these days doubled down on his callous remarks — made in a year with 18 dead cyclists.
July 31, 2019
Another Person Killed By Driver on Northern Boulevard — Queens’s New ‘Boulevard of Death’
This is getting ridiculous.
September 9, 2018
Bill Giving Cyclists a Head Start at LPIs Gets a Council Hearing Next Month
Momentum is building for Council Member Carlos Menchaca's bill to allow cyclists to proceed at traffic signals at the same time that pedestrians get the go-ahead. Intro 1072 would affect intersections with leading pedestrian intervals (LPIs) -- signals that give pedestrians a head start to establish themselves in the crosswalk ahead of turning motorists. If the bill passes, cyclists can legally take the same head-start.
October 24, 2016