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Op-Ed: City Must Stop Racially Biased Policing — During COVID and Beyond
Mayor de Blasio's tone-deaf excuses for cops' bad behavior need to stop, too.
May 9, 2020
Mayor Has No Citi Bike Expansion Plan Despite Tweet Offering Citi Bike Expansion
It turns out that a promise on Twitter is an empty promise.
April 19, 2020
State Sen. Zellnor Myrie on Gentrification, Master Plans and the Inherent Bias of Cops
The Crown Heights Democrat spoke with Streetsblog's Dave Colon about the future of Vision Zero enforcement (hint: more automated enforcement).
October 29, 2019
Op-Ed: Communities of Color Need Protected Lanes, Too!
Bike-infrastructure inequities among neighborhoods continue — which is hard to square with Mayor de Blasio's stated goal of knitting together the "two cities" of New York. The Department of Transportation must fix the problem.
July 3, 2019
Council Member Alicka Ampry-Samuel Takes on Drivers Speeding Through Brownsville
Without speed cameras in effect, Ampry-Samuel said she fears for the safety of her son and other children when they go back to school in two weeks.
August 22, 2018
MTA Bus Driver Pleads Guilty in Deadly Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Crash
An MTA bus driver who killed a senior in Brooklyn last year pled guilty to leaving the scene and violating the victim's right of way.
December 7, 2016
NYPD: “No Criminality” When MTA Bus Driver Kills Senior and Leaves Scene
Update: Bus driver Paul Roper was charged with felony leaving the scene, failure to yield, and careless driving, according to NY1.
November 3, 2015
Street Seats and Bike Lanes Come to Brownsville and East New York
Livable streets improvements are rolling out for residents of Brownsville and East New York. Two new Street Seats have popped up just blocks from each other on Pitkin Avenue and Mother Gaston Boulevard. Meanwhile, DOT is installing the neighborhood's latest round of bike lanes.
August 12, 2015
Last Chance to Tell DOT How to Make Linden Boulevard Safer
Linden Boulevard is a dangerous relic of a street, a surface-level highway that rivals Queens Boulevard for sheer awfulness. If you have ideas about what needs to change on Linden Boulevard, DOT wants to hear about it.
April 3, 2015
Linden Boulevard Claims Another Life — Safety Workshop Tomorrow
On Monday night in East New York, a truck driver turning left from Ashford Street struck and killed Regina Stevenson, 41, as she crossed Linden Boulevard, one of the most dangerous streets in Brooklyn.
February 11, 2015