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Cuomo Signs Bill Revoking Licenses From Drivers With ‘Medical Episodes’
Reckless drivers now have one less excuse to hide behind.
December 26, 2019
BREAKING: City to Slow Down Drivers on Third Avenue in Brooklyn
"It's been a very tragic year on Third Avenue," Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said.
December 23, 2019
Activists and Pols: We Can’t Wait Another Year to Fix Deadly Third Avenue
It was "Death on Third Avenue," the sequel that no one wanted.
December 23, 2019
Mayor Finally Takes His Busway Victory Lap, Highlighting Need for More Car-Free Transit Routes
Bus ridership along 14th Street is way up, bus speeds are way up, use of bicycles in the area is way up and car drivers are being inconvenienced in virtually no appreciable way.
December 18, 2019
City Council Could Make Gov. Cuomo Irrelevant in E-Bike Debate
City Council Member Rafael Espinal says he will press ahead with his bill to not only legalize the currently illegal throttle-controlled e-bikes that delivery workers favor.
December 17, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Mayor Will Crack Down on Reckless Police Employees
Starting next year, NYPD officers and employees will lose their city-issued parking placard if they get too many camera-issued moving violation tickets.
December 12, 2019
Manhattan DA Vance Charges Reckless Cyclist with Penalty He Rarely Levies Against Drivers
No one is arguing that the top prosecutor should not have charged the biker with the high-level misdemeanor of reckless endangerment, but why doesn't he levy the same charge with any regularity to motorists who do the very same thing?
December 6, 2019
Op-Ed: Welcome Dermot Shea — Now, Carry Out the Council’s Placard Crackdown
It remains to be seen if new the NYPD Commissioner — who was sworn in on Sunday — will do what needs to be done.
December 1, 2019
Advocates: Cuomo Must Save Delivery Riders From More NYPD Enforcement
With Mayor de Blasio unwilling to rein in the NYPD, advocates are calling on the governor to put a stop to the ongoing harassment with his pen.
November 22, 2019
EDITORIAL: Mayor Has Some Nerve Disputing Streetsblog’s Facts — And Saying Our ‘Worldview’ is Biased
At an otherwise unrelated press conference on Wednesday, Mayor de Blasio dismissed our spate of recent reporting of ineptitude by NYPD officers.
November 21, 2019
