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Mayor Adams Says He Didn’t Give the Order to Erase Fort Greene Open Street
So a neighborhood mystery persists: How could the Willoughby Avenue open street be there one day and not the next?
February 11, 2022
THE SLOW WALK: What Happened to Those Cyclist-Friendly Rules?
Two rules that would have made life easier for cyclists, and encouraged more bike riding by the public, have not been implemented.
February 3, 2022
New Year Brings New Push for Albany to Do Something About Our Deadly Streets
Albany pols must do all the stuff they failed to do last year by not sending any bills from the so-called Crash Victim Rights and Safety Act to then-Gov. Cuomo's desk for signing.
January 27, 2022
Sanitation Driver Hits and Kills Moped Rider at Dangerous Brooklyn Intersection
A Sanitation truck driver struck and killed a man on a motorized scooter or moped on Tuesday night in an industrial part of Brooklyn after making an apparently dangerous, though legal, turn.
January 26, 2022
SPEED DEMON: PBA President Pat Lynch is Driven Around Really Fast!
The 2021 Chevy Suburban in which the police union president was chauffeured has a staggering 29 school-zone speeding violations since 2016, the most recent on Jan. 6 in Queens, according to city data.
January 24, 2022
Mayor Adams’s ‘Turbo-Charged’ Vision Zero Includes a Back Door to Massive NYPD Crackdown on Cyclists
A new enforcement effort raised eyebrows among some activists, forcing DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez into a defensive position.
January 19, 2022
Ongoing Suspension of Scofflaw Towing Making Roadways Less Safe
The city has still not resumed hauling away the cars of tens of thousands of scofflaw drivers who rack up (and then don't pay) multiple infractions for their dangerous driving or also-dangerous selfishness — despite 2021 ending as the bloodiest year for road violence since 2013.
January 18, 2022
Two Pedestrians are Struck, One Killed, in Horrific Crashes in Brooklyn and Queens
Two pedestrians were hit, one fatally, in separate crashes on Thursday — and in both cases, the drivers were charged.
January 14, 2022
Driver Who Killed Delivery Man Offered Little Remorse, Few Answers During Deposition
Maro Andrianou offered the same excuse for fatally running over 37-year-old Xing Long Lin that attorneys have argued is bogus
January 13, 2022
Bike NY to DOT: The City’s Cycling Program is No Longer a World Leader, So Fix It
The first order of business is recognizing the city has a problem, the Jan. 7 letter from Bike New York to DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez stated.
January 12, 2022
