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Ex-Parks Commissioner: I Won’t Bike in Central Park Anymore
A delivery man on a e-bike wiped out after striking a pedestrian at a dangerous intersection. What's the city going to do about it?
September 2, 2019
Our 20,000 Post! Streetsblog’s Original Boss Aaron Naparstek Marks the Occasion
We asked our founding editor to reflect on how far — and how not far at all! — the livable streets movement has come in 15 years of doing this.
August 30, 2019
Cyclist Dies of Injuries from Central Park Crash
The cyclist who cops say lost control of his e-bike after making contact with a pedestrian at a crowded Central Park intersection has died of his injuries.
August 29, 2019
West Side Story: Highway Will Become Safer, Thanks to Advocates, Hoylman
Drivers will be forced to slow down — and yield more to cyclists and pedestrians — as part of a long-overdue (but ultimately incomplete) state plan to make the West Side Highway safer.
August 26, 2019
Op-Ed: Bike Lane Missing? Danger Found
A group bike ride around Brooklyn shows that DOT has its work cut out for it. Here are small fixes that could keep cyclists and pedestrians alive.
August 23, 2019
UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED: NYS Is About to Make it Even Easier for Untrained Drivers to Get Licenses
State lawmakers are making it easier for bad drivers to get licenses by allowing student drivers to take a questionable online safety course rather than the previously mandated five-hour, instructor-taught classroom session.
August 23, 2019
Thursday’s Headlines: More Charges Please! Edition
The killer of Jose Alzorriz (pictured) will be brought to account — but law enforcement still shrugs at so much other recent vehicle violence. Click here for that story and more in today's news digest.
August 22, 2019
Drunk Driver Kills Pedestrian Waiting for a Bronx Bus: Cops
A reckless drunk driver on a badly designed road hit two pedestrians, killing one, on a Bronx street on Sunday, cops revealed on Wednesday.
August 14, 2019
UNACCOUNTABLE! The United States Postal Service is a Rogue Company Delivering Road Violence
It's enough to make you go postal.
August 14, 2019
Eyes on the Street: Michael Collopy is Dead Because the City Failed Him
City officials are under fire following the death of a pedestrian after an apparent collision with a cyclist in Chelsea last month — but they're being slammed not doing more to protect the most vulnerable road users at many poorly designed intersections in the city where cars are outnumbered yet get the vast majority of the roadway anyway.
August 13, 2019
