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Friday’s Headlines: Rumble in the Bronx Edition
Kids are LITERALLY running for their lives because Bronx drivers are in such a rush. That and the rest of the news to set you up for the weekend.
December 6, 2019
BREAKING: Judge Allows DOT to Put Morris Park Avenue on a Road Diet
The ruling was just released and is posted below. We'll update later.
October 18, 2019
Bronx Pedestrian Has Died From Being Hit By Driver on Boston Road
A Bronx pedestrian has died of wounds he suffered in August, when a reckless driver hit him and a friend on Boston Road — then injured a third person when he hopped the curb.
October 2, 2019
‘Progressives’ Should Support Public Transit Over Private Vehicles
If you want to call yourself a "progressives" you need to stop opposing transit that serves the many, not the wealthier few with automobiles. Only then will we attain a safe and sustainable city.
July 1, 2019
Man Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver in the Bronx
Police say that Christopher Nieves was crossing the southbound Bruckner service road near Austin Place at around 6 a.m. when he was hit by the driver of a brown or tan Chevy Tahoe, a mammoth vehicle.
June 16, 2019
The Outlaw Biker’s Illustrated Guide to the Triboro Bridge
As authorities plot their annual spring crackdown on the RFK Bridge, a regular rider calls for changes to make the span truly bike friendly.
June 6, 2019
[Update]: School Bus Driver Arrested for Killing Senior in the Bronx; Another Dead in Separate Crash
The careless operator remained on the scene and was not charged, police said. And CBS2 reports of another death in the Bronx.
March 12, 2019
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Pedestrian Killed By Hit-and-Run School Bus Driver in the Bronx
A Bronx woman was fatally struck by a school bus driver, who fled the crash site in the Castle Hill section before cops arrived, police said.
February 14, 2019
Missing From That South Bronx Bus Workshop: Elected Officials
How come bus riders have to advocate for themselves? Because their politicians are AWOL.
September 28, 2018
De Blasio Can Still Stop State DOT From Building Highway Ramps By the Bronx River
So far, City Hall has watched passively as New York State DOT plows forward with a plan to cut off Hunts Point from the Bronx River with new Bruckner ramps. But the mayor still has leverage at his disposal, if he cares enough to use it.
September 27, 2018
