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NINETEEN: Another Cyclist Killed, This Time on Brutal Coney Island Avenue [UPDATED]
Another cyclist — the 19th of this bloody, bloody year — is dead, hit by a driver on deadly Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn.
August 11, 2019
Scofflaws in Uniform Beware — The Placard Abuse Twitter Account is Back!
Twitter has unlocked the account — after it deleted a supposedly offensive tweet.
August 7, 2019
How Many Bad Drivers Are There in New York State? DMV Doesn’t Know — And Doesn’t Seem to Care!
DMV "does not have a way to know which records in our possession might answer the questions you have asked," the agency's Freedom of Information Law and Subpoena Unit told Streetsblog.
August 6, 2019
IT’S NOT YOUR IMAGINATION: Uber and Lyft Drivers Almost Always Park in Bike Lanes
Just how bad are Uber and Lyft drivers when it comes to blocking bike lanes? Just horrible.
August 5, 2019
UPDATE: Twitter Continues Suspension of Watchdog Placard Abuse Account
No one is watching the detectives — thanks to a Twitter suspension of the watchdog site.
August 4, 2019
Van Driver Charged for Dooring Cyclist — But Tractor Trailer Driver Who Killed Her Is Free
The van driver who doored a Sunset Park cyclist, leading to her death under the wheels of a tractor trailer on Monday, has been given a rare NYPD summons for unlawfully opening his door into traffic, police said on Tuesday.
July 30, 2019
Op-Ed: I Got ‘Harassment Ticketed’ as ‘Payback’ During the NYPD Blitz
As the blitz goes "permanent," watch out for cops who seem to have it out for cyclists.
July 29, 2019
Cops Allowed A Driver To Harass a Cyclist He Doored — Then Wrote the Cyclist a Ticket
"These police wanted to make an example out of someone, like, 'Leave us along, we don't have time for this you crazy bicyclists.' But guess what? Most of the people who live around here ride bicycles."
July 29, 2019
ANALYSIS: De Blasio’s ‘Green Wave’ Falls Short of Tackling the Real Problem: Cars
Mayor de Blasio's so-called "Green Wave" plan has so many shortcomings. Let us count them all.
July 25, 2019
BREAKING: NYPD Blitz on Bike Lane Blockers and Reckless Driver Blitz is Going Permanent!
The NYPD has confirmed that it will seriously step up enforcement of reckless drivers as part of Mayor de Blasio's "bicycle safety" plan that will be announced this week.
July 24, 2019