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Heastie Retreat: Assembly Speaker Blows Off Reporter Seeking Comment on ‘Sammy’s Law’ — Then Blames DOT
Carl Heastie continued his reticence about not letting NYC set its own speed limits. Later, he blamed the city DOT.
June 23, 2023
Driver Who Killed 3-Month-Old Baby Sentenced to Nine Years; Expresses Wan Remorse
“I really didn’t mean it,” Tyrik Mott said inside the courtroom on Wednesday.
June 14, 2023
AG James Won’t Charge Reckless Cops Who Struck and Killed Ronald Smith With a Speeding Police Van
"My family is outraged," said Julie Floyd, the sister of victim Ronald Smith. "It's ridiculous what these people can get away with."
May 23, 2023
‘Shattered’: Driver Fined Just $250 After Killing Queens Man
The wheels of justice grind on.
May 23, 2023
KOMANOFF: Downtown Candidate Who Should Know Better Opposes Congestion Pricing
Council candidate Susan Lee seemed to get congestion pricing when we conferred two years ago. No longer.
May 22, 2023
Harlem Assembly Member and Council Candidate Parks Illegally, Abuses Placard in Midtown
A Harlem Assembly Member who represents a district where nearly 80 percent of households do not own a car illegally parked her own luxury sedan on a busy Manhattan thoroughfare throughout the duration of a taped debate.
May 18, 2023
Killer of Beloved Williamsburg Teacher Shows No Remorse as He’s Sent Away … for Just Six Months
Driver Tariq Witherspoon declined to address his victim's family, which had filled the courtroom and only minutes earlier had vented their anger at the killer driver.
May 17, 2023
Cops: Driver Who Killed 7-Year-Old Girl in Astoria is Collared
Police on Tuesday morning arrested the woman they say fatally struck a 7-year-old girl in Astoria with her car in February, charging the motorist with criminally negligent homicide, a felony that carries a top jail sentence of four years.
May 9, 2023
Friday’s Headlines: Parking Ticket The Rich Edition
Council Member Justin Brannan wants to give the city the power to vary financial penalties for civil infractions like illegal parking based on the wealth of the violator. Plus other news.
April 28, 2023
NYPD Opposes Watered-Down Citizen Enforcement Bill, But DOT is Now ‘Open’ to It
"Traffic agents are getting assaulted dozens of times a year, so we are certainly concerned with the potential for violence of everyday citizens using this program," a police official testified on a bill by Lincoln Restler (photo).
April 25, 2023
