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Drivers Who Killed Madison Lyden Have Little to Fear From Cy Vance, Bill de Blasio, and NYPD
A woman is dead because of the actions of two drivers, and the agencies responsible for driver safety are doing next to nothing in response.
August 17, 2018
Private Trash Hauler Kills Madison Jane Lyden, 23, Biking on Central Park West
A livery driver obstructed the unprotected bike lane on Central Park West, forcing Lyden into motor vehicle traffic.
August 11, 2018
Business Integrity Commission Bans Sanitation Salvage Driver Who Killed 2 People, But Gives Company’s Politically Connected Owners a Pass
The family that owns Sanitation Salvage is a major political player, contributing tens of thousands of dollars to the campaign coffers of city electeds.
August 10, 2018
Bushwick Cyclist Severely Injured by DSNY Driver and Deadly Evergreen Ave. Street Design
A hit-and-run Sanitation Department driver maimed a woman riding in the painted bike lane on Evergreen Avenue, near where a motorist killed cyclist Leah Sylvain in 2016. DOT has not improved conditions for biking on Evergreen since Sylvain was killed.
August 2, 2018
Here Are the NYC Electeds Who Take Campaign Money From Trash Carters
Private trash haulers have killed at least 16 people walking and biking in NYC since 2012. But some electeds are less worried about the industry’s safety record than sparing waste haulers the effort of reforming their operations.
July 24, 2018
Truckers Keep Killing and Maiming With Illegal Oversized Rigs. NYPD Keeps Blaming Victims.
A trucker legally prohibited from driving on city streets struck a man on Amsterdam Avenue and left him “likely to die.” True to form, NYPD issued no tickets and said the victim was at fault.
July 20, 2018
There’s a Big Fight Brewing in the City Council Over Trash Carting Reforms
The council votes tomorrow on a bill to distribute garbage truck traffic more fairly. A more contentious battle over the private trash carting industry looms ahead.
July 17, 2018
Mark Gjonaj, Who Takes Money From Sanitation Salvage, Goes on TV to Blame the Company’s Victims for Their Own Deaths
If Mayor de Blasio wants to reduce the carnage caused by Sanitation Salvage and other private waste haulers, he can't give in to industry shills like Gjonaj.
July 6, 2018
While Young People Desperately Fight a Cuomo Highway Project in Hunts Point, NYC Electeds Do Nothing
The NYS DOT plan will exacerbate air pollution in a neighborhood where asthma rates are already sky high.
June 28, 2018
Queens Boulevard Needs Better Barriers to Protect Cyclists From Idiots Like This Guy
DOT's design for the Queens Boulevard capital project calls for placing the bike lane on a mountable curb, which would do little to prevent incidents like this.
June 8, 2018
