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SAFETY LAST: DOT Under Fire to Finish Ninth Street Redesign after Sixth Fatality in 18 Years
The city is once again under fire for a death on a roadway that it failed to redesign for safety.
January 12, 2023
Attorney Arrested for ‘Criminal Mischief’ Charge Will Sue Driver for Wrongful Arrest
One day after Brooklyn’s top prosecutor announced he'd dismissed the criminal mischief charge against attorney Adam White for removing a piece of plastic from an obstructed license plate last month, White says he plans to take action against the still-unidentified driver for his wrongful arrest.
December 1, 2022
Sin City: New 24/7 Speed Cameras Issue a Whopping 70 Percent More Tickets
New York City's speed cameras have ticketed 70 percent more drivers since they've been able to stay on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, according to new data from the city.
September 1, 2022
Everyone’s Suddenly Open To Some Congestion Pricing Exemptions
According to the recently-released environmental assessment, the more wholesale exemptions or upstream toll credits that are doled out to certain classes of drivers, the more everyone else will shell out. But "no exemption" hardliners are hard to find right now.
August 26, 2022
StreetsPAC to Central Brooklyn Voters: Retire State Sen. Kevin Parker Now!
The city's only political action committee devoted to safe streets is asking voters to retire longtime state Sen. Kevin Parker — and reward one of the legislature's most high-profile street safety advocates, Andrew Gounardes.
August 9, 2022
Gov. Hochul Signs Law Adding Cyclist and Pedestrian Safety Awareness to Driver’s License Requirements
New drivers for the first time will be tested on their knowledge of pedestrian and cyclist safety as a part of the requirements for obtaining a license in New York, according to a law that the governor signed Friday.
July 15, 2022
Drunk Drivers Who Kill Could Be Paying for their Crime for Almost 20 Years
July 8, 2022
Wednesday’s Headlines: Profiting Off Placard Abuse Edition
That Andrew Gounardes — he's always thinking. Plus other news.
July 6, 2022
Anatomy of a Sausage: How a Great Bill Got Gutted in Albany’s Mediocrity Factory
The result, though, is a watered-down bill that shelved tools to rein in reckless drivers that its sponsors Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assembly Member Deborah Glick said would be transformative.
May 23, 2022
Albany Deal Extends Speed Cameras, But Sacrifices the Bill’s Boldest Provisions
Albany lawmakers on Thursday afternoon reached a deal to renew and expand the city’s speed camera program, keeping them on 24/7 — but the deal was reached only after key provisions of the bill that would help keep reckless drivers off the road were gutted by state lawmakers.
May 19, 2022
