Traffic Enforcement
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City Not Using Camera Tickets to Crack Down on Reckless Cabbies
The Taxi and Limousine Commission claims it does not have the authority to take cabbies off the road for multiple camera-issued speeding tickets. But others say it does.
January 10, 2020
Governor Uses ‘Deliver Justice’ Rhetoric To Tout E-Bike Legalization
ALBANY — Cuomo's plan to legalize the throttle-controlled bikes favored by delivery workers is part of the governor's "Making Progress Happen" agenda. It included the advocacy phrase "deliver justice."
January 8, 2020
NYPD Targets Blacks and Latinos for ‘Jaywalking’ Tickets
The NYPD has found another way to harass people of color: jaywalking tickets.
January 8, 2020
SOME PROGRESSIVE! Mayor de Blasio Can’t Stop Slandering E-Bike-Riding Delivery Workers
What's with this guy? Seriously.
January 6, 2020
Placard Crackdown Begins! (Well, Actually, No it Doesn’t!)
Placard crackdown? Not in Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City or Lower Manhattan at least.
January 6, 2020
Legal Speed Bumps Continue for ‘Reckless Driver’ Bill, But Lander is ‘Optimistic’
"We're almost there," says Council Speaker Corey Johnson.
January 6, 2020
Green Cabbie Who Killed a Brooklyn Pedestrian Drove Car with 14 Moving Violations
The cab driver who ran over and killed a Brooklyn pedestrian last month is a driver in good standing, despite a 2016 speeding ticket that put four points on his license.
January 3, 2020
Crackdown? What Crackdown? NYPD Constantly Touts How Little it Actually Does
The enforcement effort by NYPD officers is virtually non-existent.
December 27, 2019
Streetsies 2019: Placard Abuse of the Year
We live in hope that this scourge, after many reform attempts, will end. But we're not counting on it.
December 27, 2019
Streetsies 2019: Vision Zero Hero of the Year!
Meet the people and machines that helped make streets safer this year.
December 27, 2019
