Traffic Enforcement
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Earth to ‘Cycling’ Commish O’Neill: Here’s How the NYPD Rank-And-File Think About People Who Bike
What the heck was the 103rd Precinct thinking when it tweeted that it's OK to "hate" cyclists as long as you look out for them?
April 1, 2019
De Blasio To Announce Car-Free Lower Manhattan Today!
After years of pressure from activists, Mayor relents and agrees to pedestrianize the entire area below Chambers Street.
April 1, 2019
NYPD Arrests 7,000 Cops in Overnight Crackdown on Placard Abusers
NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill ordered the round-up after an internal review revealed that every single NYPD officer had been found to have illegally parked with a department-issued placard.
April 1, 2019
NYPD to Council: Leave Our Parking Placards Alone!
Police officials returned to the city council transportation committee with the same tired talking points. And Corey Johnson is not happy.
March 27, 2019
Cops Arrest Hit-and-Run Oil Truck Driver — Yet Don’t Charge Him with the ‘Hit’ or ‘Run’ Part
The charge of failure to yield suggests that police believe cyclist Chaim Joseph had the right of way and was pedaling with the light when Jackson allegedly ran him down.
March 26, 2019
CB9 is ‘Adamant’ in Still Opposing Amsterdam Redesign Despite Fatal Crash Last Week
The West Harlem community board held a press conference on Thursday, invited Borough President Gale Brewer, then openly defied her on DOT's plan for a safer roadway.
March 26, 2019
Damage Control or Double-Down? CB9 To Make Announcement in Wake of Preventable Death
Community Board 9 may embrace a street safety redesign that it has long opposed for upper Amsterdam Avenue — and all it took was a young woman's death along the notorious speedway. Or maybe not.
March 25, 2019
UPDATE: Cops Arrest Driver Who Killed Pedestrian in Sheepshead Bay
Another killer driver is caught — though the charges remain minor.
March 23, 2019
Killer Hit-and-Run Driver Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Staten Island
The Staten Island driver who was going 100 miles per hour when he mowed down a pedestrian back in June has pleaded guilty to the rare charge of manslaughter.
March 21, 2019
S-COP-LAWS: Staten Island Has Lots and Lots of Recklessly Driving Cops
Want to be safe in Staten Island? Don't be on the streets when cops are driving to or leaving their station houses.
March 21, 2019
