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Pedestrian Killed in Three-Car Crash — Speeding Driver Charged
A Brooklyn woman doing nothing but walking near her Midwood home was struck and killed on Sunday night after a speeding driver ran a red light and crashed into another car that went careening into the victim, police said.
July 6, 2020
I Was Cursed by a Cop for Fixing the Second Avenue Bike Lane!
The officer, who was directing traffic to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel at around 7 a.m., provided a textbook example of NYPD personnel escalating a situation.
July 3, 2020
Op-Ed: Making Black Lives Matter in Street Safety
Our racial-equity lens must foster real policies that can be regularly evaluated and measured.
July 1, 2020
Monday’s Headlines: Just the Facts, Ma’am Edition
No song and dance is today. Just all the coverage from the weekend — one click away.
June 29, 2020
Check, Please: Restaurants Caught Stealing Bike Lanes for Service Areas
It's not just cops in bike lanes that cyclists near to fear — now it's carbs in bike lanes.
June 28, 2020
UPDATED: Brooklyn Man Killed in Early Morning Hit-and-Run
A Brooklyn man was run down and killed by the driver of a massive Jeep early Tuesday morning, and the driver and his passenger ran away from the crash scene leaving their victim to die, cops said.
June 23, 2020
Carpocalypse Now … And Forever?! Mayor de Blasio Cheers Phase 2 Traffic Jams
Phase 2 re-opening bringing city back to the "normal" of pollution, traffic and death.
June 22, 2020
Report: City Must Get NYPD Out of Street Enforcement — For Everyone’s Safety
“It has become abundantly clear that the NYPD’s approach to traffic safety is not working, especially for New Yorkers of color,” said Transportation Alternatives Deputy Director Marco Conner DiAquoi.
June 19, 2020
It’s Official: NYPD Just Stole Streets by Station Houses
Trottenberg cops to the fact that security agency stole the public right of way — but neither she nor the mayor offer any remedy.
June 18, 2020
BUSTED! ‘Eyewitness News’ Driver Breaks Law in ABC7-TV Truck
My nuisance-neighbor newsman uses company billboard to block hydrant, pollute air in the Bronx. So what does corporate say?
June 15, 2020
