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NYPD Snafu Means No Justice for Bronx Cyclist Left to Die in the Street
NYPD torpedoed its own investigation into the crash that killed a Bronx cyclist, whose death was not reported to the Accident Investigation Squad for over a month.
October 25, 2012
Webster Avenue SBS Will Not Have Center-Running Bus Lanes
This spring, there was a glimmer of hope that Webster Avenue in the Bronx would get the first center-running bus-only lanes in New York. With NYC DOT and the MTA bringing Select Bus Service to Webster Avenue, the center-running option would have been the city's boldest effort yet to implement high-quality bus rapid transit. While Select Bus Service is still in the works for Webster Avenue and bus trips are on track to improve, the project won't include center-running lanes, which do more to keep buses moving smoothly through traffic than bus lanes next to the curb or the parking lane.
October 24, 2012
Bronx Park Group Presses DOT for Commitment to Ped Safety Fixes
In the Norwood neighborhood of the Bronx, there are no crosswalks connecting to the central public space, Williamsbridge Oval Park. Much of the street that surrounds the park even lacks sidewalks. Fed up with what they say is inaction from DOT's Bronx office, local residents are now appealing to the top with a letter to Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan [PDF].
August 28, 2012
Two Dead in the Bronx as Killer Drivers Continue to Game NY Legal System
Two people are dead and another is in critical condition after separate hit-and-run crashes in the Bronx this weekend.
July 16, 2012
The Bronx Helpers Bring Home a 20 MPH Slow Zone
The Bronx Helpers set out to get a stop sign. They won 17 blocks of safer streets.
July 13, 2012
DOT Study Rejects Residential Parking Permits For Stadium Neighborhoods
The Department of Transportation has rejected neighborhood demands to implement residential parking permits around the Barclays Center and Yankee Stadium, according to a DOT report released last Friday. DOT cited the availability of on-street parking spaces during Yankee games, the large number of non-residents parking on the street for purposes other than visiting the stadium, and the heavy costs of administering and enforcing an RPP program.
July 13, 2012
With Teardown Off Table, Residents March Out of Sheridan Meeting in Protest
"I say my people! I got a story! We tell the TIGER team that this is our territory!"
June 29, 2012
Ebrahim Kebe, 4, Killed by Driver in the Bronx, No Charges Filed
A 4-year-old child was killed while playing outside his home on a residential street in the Bronx on Tuesday.
June 20, 2012
Bronx Pedestrian Struck in Tremont Neighborhood This Morning
A pedestrian was struck at East Tremont Avenue and Third Avenue in the Bronx earlier today.
May 17, 2012
Bronx Teens Win Ped Safety Improvement After Three Years of Activism
Thanks to three years of dedicated activism from middle- and high-school students, one Bronx intersection is getting a little bit safer. The Bronx Helpers, a community service organization run by the New Settlement Apartments, has successfully lobbied the city to daylight the dangerous corner of E. 172nd Street and Townsend Avenue.
April 24, 2012