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Talking Traffic Justice With Leslie Crocker Snyder
With Manhattan's 89-year-old District Attorney Robert Morgenthau finally stepping down, this year's campaign to succeed him is a great opportunity to make sure the next DA is committed to doing a better job of protecting New Yorkers from reckless and negligent drivers. Streetsblog met with Manhattan District Attorney candidate Leslie Crocker Snyder to learn more about where she stands when it comes to traffic justice.
March 16, 2009
Morgenthau: Negligent Crane Riggers, Beware. Negligent Drivers, Carry On.
Yesterday the Department of Buildings released a report faulting improper rigging in the March 2008 crane collapse that killed seven people on 51st Street. The rigger and his employer were indicted in January on charges of manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, assault and reckless endangerment, City Room reminds us -- the result of a vigorous response from Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau:
March 12, 2009
LaHood to Bike Advocates: U.S. DOT Will Be Your “Full Partner”
BikePortland's Jonathan Maus is down in D.C. today for the National Bike Summit, where Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood gave the opening address this morning. From Maus's recap:
March 11, 2009
Victims’ Families to Morgenthau: Prosecute Driver for Deadly Negligence
On the morning of January 22, Diego Martinez and Hayley Ng were walking with their preschool class on East Broadway when an unattended delivery van jumped the curb in reverse and killed them. The three-ton vehicle had been left double-parked and idling by its operator before it backed onto the sidewalk with deadly force. To date, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau has taken no action to prosecute the driver.
March 9, 2009
Monday: Rally for Traffic Justice at Manhattan DA’s Office
We're re-posting the notice for this demonstration, which is back on for Monday after being postponed due to the snowstorm earlier this week. Note that the rally is on for noon, not earlier in the day as previously scheduled.
March 6, 2009
Rally at DA’s Office Postponed
The families organizing the demonstration at the Manhattan DA's office, which was planned for Monday morning, are postponing the event due to the snowstorm hitting the city. The rally is tentatively re-scheduled for next Monday, March 9. We'll let you know when the date has been finalized.
March 1, 2009
No More Years: 89-Year-Old Robert Morgenthau to Step Down
City Room is reporting that Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau will not seek re-election this year. Morgenthau, who will turn 90 this summer, has held the post since 1975.
February 27, 2009
An Open Letter to NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly
This letter originally appeared this month in Transportation Alternatives' magazine, Reclaim. Author Steve Hindy is a member of the T.A. Board of
Directors. He and his wife, Ellen Foote, became
advocates of safer streets after their son Sam was
killed in a bicycle crash on the Manhattan Bridge
in 2007.
February 11, 2009
Grieving Chinatown Families to Morgenthau: We’re Not Going Away
Relatives of Hayley Ng and Diego Martinez, two preschoolers struck and killed by a van in Chinatown on January 22, continue to demand justice from Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau.
February 5, 2009
Many Questions Remain Unanswered in Aftermath of Chinatown Deaths
Friends and relatives of the two children killed in Chinatown last week are grappling with what happened and why, as the parents of Diego Martinez and Hayley Ng demand that the driver whose carelessness led to their childrens' deaths face consequences for his actions.
January 26, 2009