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Mayor Wrong About Bill to Put $3 Surcharge on Non-Essential Amazon Orders: Pol
In his weekly "Ask the Mayor" segment on WNYC on Friday morning, Mayor de Blasio mischaracterized a Brooklyn Assembly Member's proposed bill to put a surcharge on non-essential online retail orders to curb pollution and road violence.
December 11, 2020
ANATOMY OF A CRASH: Cyclist Badly Injured by Driver, Yet Cops Do Nothing
What really happens when a cyclist is hit? We saw the whole thing from the moment of impact to the police driving away without issuing a ticket.
December 10, 2020
CITY HAUL: Four Corrections Officers Busted — And Suspended — in Fake Placard Scam
What's a lifetime of free parking apparently worth? Less than $300.
December 8, 2020
OPINION: City Council Must Vote Down Flushing Rezoning
A plan to develop the waterfront would add to the neighborhood's dangerous congestion.
December 8, 2020
A Fairer, Safer City? Here’s the Agenda from Top Transportation Advocacy Groups
Transit and safe streets are the foundation for climbing out of the coronavirus pandemic because street safety and transit improvements "can boost mobility, access, safety, and resiliency," a coalition of groups argue.
December 8, 2020
CYCLE OF RAGE: Misguided Mayoral Campaigns — In Two Simple Maps
More than 40,000 people will be injured in car crashes in New York City this year. Yet we hear nothing about those victims.
December 6, 2020
Several Manhattan DA Hopefuls Miss Mark on the Crisis of Reckless Driving
A West Side Democratic forum for the most part showcases excuse-making and ignorance.
December 4, 2020
OPINION: Envisioning a Carless Future for Eastern Queens
Weaning residents off automobiles requires giving them accessible mobility options, a Council hopeful argues.
December 2, 2020
A Year Later: Central Park is No Safer Than When Beloved Doctor Was Killed
One year after a cyclist was killed by a bus driver on one of Central Park's transverses, nothing has changed to make riding crosstown through the park safer, a flagrant disregard for the memory of the beloved doctor and a simple lack of ongoing concern for bike riders.
November 29, 2020
OPINION: Examine the Medical Competency of Crash-Involved Drivers
Those who kill or maim rarely face such scrutiny before being allowed to return to the roads. Collision investigations ought to build in that capability.
November 27, 2020
