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Recklessly Driving Brooklyn Cop Has Gotten 12 More Speeding Tickets Since Last Year
Some cops never learn — and never get taught a lesson by their superiors.
July 20, 2020
Where are Cyclists Getting Injured? Wherever There Are More Cars
The borough-by-borough numbers show an uncanny link between driving and cyclist injuries.
July 20, 2020
Opinion: The Fraught History of Cops and Bikes
It's a fine idea to get NYPD officers out of their SUV cruisers, onto bikes and into the community — but recent events show that our militarized police have used bikes as an instrument of oppression.
July 19, 2020
Bike New York Offers List of NYPD/DOT Reforms
Cut the tentacle the NYPD has into various street safety and enforcement efforts, says the group.
July 16, 2020
Avenue B Open Street Group to NYPD: ‘We Got This’
Sawhorses don't do anything if the NYPD forgets to put them out.
July 13, 2020
Opinion: ‘Defund NYPD’ Campaign Exposes Divide in Black and Latino Leadership
Establishment figures — especially elected officials — are looking askance at younger organizers. But the new guard has built real community cred — and has its pulse on the issues.
July 10, 2020
City to Begin Finishing Central Park West Bike Lane in Mere Weeks
Awfully two years after cyclist Madison Lyden was run down and killed, bike riders will get more protection.
July 9, 2020
TO END THE MESS: Make the Brooklyn Bridge Car-Free
An architect's intriguing vision for the iconic span banishes automobiles.
July 9, 2020
Opinion: De Blasio’s Unbalanced Budget
Cuts to worthy transportation programs — while sparing the bloated NYC Ferry — make a mockery of the mayor's stated goal of uniting the "Two New Yorks."
July 9, 2020
Op-Ed: A ‘Modest Proposal’: City Council Control of the NYPD
The mayor will never cross his police commissioner. What if we gave the cops a different boss?
July 7, 2020
