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Parks Department Can’t Guarantee Safe Alternate Route During Year-Long Brooklyn Greenway Repair
The Department of Transportation says it's working on it it, but nothing's been settled.
May 23, 2022
Hit-And-Run Driver Kills 4-Year-Old in Front of Bensonhurst School
The latest crash only highlights the lack of safe, car-free routes to schools for hundreds of thousands of city kids.
January 4, 2021
NYPD Blames Two Victims For Their Own Deaths, Tells Pedestrians to Be Careful
Why is Brooklyn South Chief Charles Scholl blaming victims and exonerating drivers? Is he a law enforcement officer or just a schoolhouse scold?
January 16, 2020
Bay Ridge Supports Some Cycling Infrastructure — But Protected Bike Lanes Don’t Seem Likely
The good news: A long-sought bike lane on Bay Ridge Parkway may be back on the drawing board a decade after it was unceremoniously buried by Community Board 10.
January 22, 2019
The Final Crash Victim of 2018 Died Just After the New Year Began [Updated]
Cops say he was crossing outside the crosswalk — but there is no crosswalk at that dangerous location.
January 9, 2019
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A Pedestrian is Killed in Bensonhurst
A pedestrian was run down and killed by the driver of a massive 2019 Chevy Tahoe on Cropsey Avenue in Bensonhurst on Wednesday night.
January 3, 2019
It’s Over! Street Safety Impediment Marty Golden Admits He’s a Loser
Years of fighting street-safety efforts add up to one thing: Marty Golden is now retired.
November 19, 2018
Andrew Gounardes Takes Victory Lap … At Vision Zero Safety Conference!
Andrew Gounardes traveled 16 miles from his district to thank street safety advocates for putting him, and a central issue, on the map.
November 7, 2018
Cuomo: Marty Golden and ‘Trump’s Agenda’ Failed New York on Speed Cameras
Republican State Senator Marty Golden is too busy carrying President Trump's water to care about the "life and death" of his constituents, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday.
November 5, 2018
Eyes On The Street: Great B82 SBS Service Hurt by Cars, Golden, Felder
Simcha Felder sees "gridlock." We see selfish drivers who are getting in the way of an otherwise excellent bus.
October 25, 2018
