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Mayor Didn’t Crack Down on Reckless Cops, Yet Does Not Feel Responsible for Speeding Cop’s Death
He's still promising "more will be done," but it's unclear if anything has been done.
November 20, 2019
KOMANOFF: Visit to Site of Matt Travis’s Death Invokes Sadness, Rage
I needed to know exactly how Matt Travis died.
November 18, 2019
NYPD and Mayor Have Ignored Repeated Warnings About Recklessly Driving Cops
Neither took action against reckless cops that might have saved the life of Officer Garman Chen, a speed demon with a long list of moving violations.
November 17, 2019
Cops Hunting the Hit-and-Run Toyota Sienna that Slammed into Cyclist
The driver caused a horrific trail of carnage that, nonetheless, the NYPD deemed not severe enough to warrant a full crash investigation.
November 12, 2019
Op-Ed: Move Quickly on the Vehicular Violence Accountability Act
Law makers must pass a much-needed bill early in the next session, the Manhattan DA says. Let's urge them to do so.
November 12, 2019
NYPD Shamed into Doing Bare Minimum After Scofflaw Driver Tries to Run Over Cyclist
It's the latest example of police officers' inability to understand basic law or even see that drivers are in the wrong.
November 11, 2019
Cops Hunt Hit-and-Run Driver who Killed Brooklyn Pedestrian
Cops are searching for the hit-and-run driver who ran down a woman near the Brooklyn-Queens border last month, the NYPD said on Saturday — two days after the victim died of her injuries.
November 10, 2019
A Round and a Roundy: Cameras Beat Cops Every Day
This week's editorial cartoon offers the cop's view of the new reality.
October 29, 2019
Op-Ed: How Cities Should Regulate Scooters
Some principles or avoiding a "Wild West" environment from a key official with Lime, the scooter company.
October 29, 2019
Brooklyn DA: Past Time To Raise the Penalty for Hit and Runs
The Brooklyn district attorney calls for a change in the law that incentivizes drunk drivers to flee crashes.
October 27, 2019
