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DID USPS KNOW? Driver Who Killed Cyclist Had Long Record of Recklessness Before and After Hiring
During the day-long trial, the driver's defense attorney blamed Williamson, even though the cyclist had the right of way.
February 22, 2023
Tuesday’s Headlines: From the Assignment Desk Edition
Let's start the work week with a job for the mainstream media, plus other news.
February 21, 2023
Opinion: The Driver Who Killed My Husband is Going on Trial; I Don’t Expect Much
I would like to say that I’m looking forward to justice being served, but I already know that’s impossible. The laws governing the deaths of people killed by car and truck drivers don’t seem very fair to me.
February 20, 2023
CYCLE OF RAGE: The Human Cost of ‘Criminal Mischief’
Don't tell these people that plate defacing is a victimless crime.
February 17, 2023
Pols and Advocates Demand City Crack Down on Last-Mile Facilities
Pols and advocates seeking to rein in the “last-mile” distribution facilities that are proliferating in low-income communities of color demanded — again — on Thursday that the city crack down on the gas-guzzling trucks ruining their neighborhoods.
February 16, 2023
From the Assignment Desk: Open Plans Helps Get You Ready for Tuesday’s Council ‘Vision Zero’ Hearing
Tuesday's first Council hearing on Vision Zero under a new mayor may show the direction into which the Council wants to head. As such, we're previewing the hearing by allowing our colleagues at Open Plans to offer the group's ask.
February 13, 2023
Monday’s Headlines: Another Entitled Reckless Jerk Edition
Since April 13, 2019, Rep. Dan Goldman has racked up 18 speeding tickets and one red-light ticket on his 2019 Lincoln Navigator Reserve and a 2014 Range Rover. Plus other news.
February 13, 2023
Data: Unreadable Plates Soared Last Year, Foiling Speed and Red-Light Cameras
The problem of cars evading speed, red-light and bus-lane cameras with defaced or covered plates has gotten markedly worse — with more than 7 percent of plates that triggered automated enforcement cameras last summer proving to be unreadable.
February 13, 2023
Opinion: Debunking the Lies of Vickie Paladino is Crucial to Understanding the Bikelash
Yes, it's time to take on another cultural artifact in the seemingly never-ending fight to fix our streets as well as open up a time capsule that might one day show where the political discourse stood in the post-truth world of 2023.
February 10, 2023
Big Catch: MTA Nabs Almost $1M from Toll Evaders in One Day
The MTA announced confiscated cars belonging to 36 "persistent" toll scofflaws at its bridges and tunnels on Wednesday, including a whopping 28 at the Whitestone Bridge alone.
February 10, 2023
