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City Strikes Deal To Reform Rogue Private Carting Industry
A maximum of three haulers will be able to pick up commercial waste in any given neighborhood zone, ending the current free-for-all with as many as 50 private carting companies racing through the streets.
October 11, 2019
Weak State Law Protects Unlicensed Drivers Who Kill
“It’s part of our giant blindspot for the dangers of driving," a lawyer said.
October 9, 2019
Manhattan Pol Wants To Change State Law To Hold Reckless Drivers Accountable
Substituting one word could eliminate the notion that prosecutors need to prove that a driver was aware of his or her misconduct.
October 7, 2019
Cool Job Alert: DOT Seeks Cannon Fodder for ‘Green Wave’
The department is hiring biking evangelists (um, community coordinators) and traffic engineers in its drive to extend the secure bike network. Got the skills and moxie?
October 7, 2019
Rogue Private Carting Industry Stalls on Mandated Safety Measure
“It is shameful,” said Justin Wood of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest.
October 3, 2019
Firefighter Who Used His Car to Run Down a Cyclist is Still Driving Recklessly
On Aug. 29, a speed camera caught De La Rosa's car speeding through a school zone in the Bronx.
September 30, 2019
City Workers Involved in More Injury-Causing Crashes: Report
The increase in crashes that caused injuries or deaths is odd, considering that overall collisions decreased slightly, from 6,304 in 2018 to 6,061 in 2019.
September 30, 2019
L’CHAIM! Southern Brooklyn Pol Gave Up His Car — So Can You, Mr. Mayor
“I would encourage drivers to use mass transit as much as they can," said Council Member Chaim Deutsch, days after Hizzoner refused to do just that.
September 27, 2019
Council Wants City to Require Overnight Deliveries
The city would have to receive deliveries at night in order to free up road space during the most congested times and make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists under a council bill that moved another step forward on Tuesday.
September 24, 2019
IT’S 23 DEAD! NYPD Blaming E-Bike Rider Killed By Private Carter
The senior e-bike rider who was mowed down by a private sanitation truck driver earlier this month has died, becoming the 23rd cyclist killed this year — and cops are blaming the victim.
September 24, 2019
