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Cops Say They’ve Arrested the ‘Ghost Truck’ Driver Who Killed a 5-Year-Old
Police say they have arrested the pickup truck driver who ran over and killed a 5-year-old boy in Queens earlier this month.
September 21, 2022
Update: ‘Get Stuff Done’ Mayor Far Behind on his Vow to Fix 1,000 Intersections
The mayor isn't even halfway towards reaching his promise to "make design improvements" at 1,000 intersections this year — and the promised redesigns have overwhelmingly been merely changing the timing of traffic lights.
September 21, 2022
City Hall Land Use Honcho Heads to Advocacy Sector to Get Transportation-Oriented Stuff Done
The Adams administration's senior adviser for land use, Annemarie Gray, has quit her lofty City Hall perch to head to the private sector to run an organization at the forefront of advocating for building more housing across the city — with a focus around transportation.
September 20, 2022
Monday’s Headlines: Wild West Edition
We sure wish reporter the West Side Rag had called us before publishing that doorstop of an investigation into a recent moped-on-pedestrian crash. Plus other news.
September 19, 2022
Sacrebleu! Staten Island Leadfoot Pol Joe Borelli is Now Getting Speeding Tickets in France!
The Staten Island lawmaker — who admits that he regularly speeds (and pays tickets for same) in New York — got a camera-issued speeding ticket while on vacation in France last month.
September 19, 2022
Slaughter of the Innocents: 9-Year-Old Mowed Down By Reckless Driver
A 9-year-old child was run down and killed on a Sheepshead Bay sidewalk by a driver turning into a driveway, police said on Saturday, adding that the driver was not charged.
September 18, 2022
Hit-and-Run Driver Injures a Kid on His Way Home From School in Coney Island
An elementary school kid was struck by a driver in Coney Island as he walked home from school with his grandmother this afternoon — and the driver kept on going, fleeing the scene even as witnesses tried to flag her down.
September 15, 2022
Panel Votes Down Eastern Queens Bike Lanes — But DOT Says it Will Move Forward
A plan for protected and standard lanes in an underserved area pleases few.
September 15, 2022
OPINION: Let’s Turn Down the Noise on Sirens
A City Council bill would mandate quieter, less disruptive emergency vehicles.
September 13, 2022
Opponents of 34th Ave. Open Street Resort to Bigotry
"Someone called me a c***-sucking f****t," said the openly gay volunteer coordinator, Jim Burke.
September 13, 2022
