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East Harlem Doctor: “Trucks This Size Shouldn’t Be on Residential Streets”
Melanie Canon, a doctor based in East Harlem, was the first person to aid 6-year-old Amar Diarrassouba after he has fatally struck by a tractor-trailer driver Thursday morning. The New York Times' City Room blog published her wrenching account today.
March 4, 2013
Trucker Kills 7-Year-Old in East Harlem; NYPD and Media Eye Crossing Guard
A 7-year-old boy was killed by a truck driver this morning while walking to school in East Harlem. While no charges were filed against the driver, police and media are focused on the actions of a crossing guard, who was reportedly on a break when the crash occurred.
February 28, 2013
Private Dump Truck Driver Kills Woman at 23rd and Madison
Gothamist reports that a private dump truck driver ran over and killed a woman this afternoon in Manhattan:
January 4, 2013
Mirror Law Loopholes Keep City Pedestrians at Risk From Large Trucks
Following queries by Streetsblog, two state senators have pledged to address loopholes in a new state law that permit large trucks to be operated without safety mirrors, thereby endangering pedestrians and cyclists, especially children and the elderly, in New York City neighborhoods.
December 17, 2012
Even With a Toll Hike, Truck Companies Are Getting a Steal on the Thruway
The New York State Thruway Authority's proposal to increase truck tolls by 45 percent is getting a lot of pushback from lobbyists and politicians in Albany, including Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. But not only do the Thruway's truck tolls fall in the middle of the road when compared to tolls in other states, trucking companies in New York are paying a disproportionately low cost for the damage their vehicles cause to roadways.
September 12, 2012
Cyclist Emma Blumstein Killed by Truck Driver in Brooklyn, No Charges Filed
The cyclist killed Tuesday by a truck driver on Bedford Avenue has been identified by NYPD as Emma Blumstein, 24.
June 13, 2012
Marty Golden: Time for Strict Enforcement on Life-Saving Truck Mirrors
An informal survey conducted by the Daily News suggests that many trucking companies and truck drivers are ignoring the state's four-month-old crossover mirror law, and that police are not enforcing the safety measure.
April 26, 2012
Feds Put Off Issuing New Trucking Safety Rules
Federal safety officials missed their own deadline Friday for making new rules about dangerous trucks.
November 1, 2011
Chris Ward: NYC Truck Traffic “an Economic and Environmental Crisis”
Speaking at the Municipal Art Society's annual summit this afternoon, outgoing Port Authority chief Chris Ward said he wouldn't be sending any parting shots at the New York region's leaders, but he didn't hold back from proposing some big and bold ideas. With only a few weeks left at the Port Authority, Ward issued a call for the construction of a cross-harbor freight tunnel and a rail freight distribution system for the city, as well as the abandonment of container shipping at the Red Hook terminal in Brooklyn.
October 13, 2011
PlaNYC 2.0 Reactions: Joan Byron, Pratt Center for Community Development
Streetsblog has been gathering responses to yesterday's release of PlaNYC 2.0. This is the second installment. Read the first part here.
April 22, 2011