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The Streetsblog Carolers in Concert: Live at Gracie Mansion
Our hearty band of Christmas carolers returned for the second-straight year to sing at Gracie Mansion to Mayor de Blasio (who stayed inside warm).
December 18, 2019
Tuesday’s Headlines: So Long, Commissioner, We Hardly Knew Ye Edition
James O'Neill quits the NYPD, but we'll have to wait and see if Commissioner Dermot Shea will continue the NYPD's pro-car agenda. That and the rest of the day's news by clicking the headline above!
November 5, 2019
O’Neill: Cops Can Use Deadly Force Against Cyclists
A prickly Commissioner James O'Neill defends the cop who used a police SUV to cut off a cyclist in Manhattan.
July 8, 2019
Here’s What the NYPD Doesn’t Want You to Know About Its ‘No-Bell’ Crackdown
The NYPD has denied a freedom of information request seeking information about police officers' targeted harassment against cyclists back in April.
June 21, 2019
Ding Dong! NYPD Commissioner Stops Breaking a Law His Cops Use to Harass Kids
NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill will have to turn in his no-bell prize.
May 2, 2019
NY Police Chief: Sunnyside Bike Lane Terror Attack Was ‘Particularly Nasty’
Neither NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill nor Mayor de Blasio called last week's thumb tack assault an act of "terror," but both are taking it seriously.
December 5, 2018
The 10th Precinct’s Grievance-Based Policing Isn’t Making Streets Safer
The precinct, where drivers have killed four people walking and biking this year, has ticketed more cyclists in 2017 than speeding motorists, drivers who failed to yield, and off-route truck and bus operators combined.
October 6, 2017
There’s a Better Way to Assess the Effect of Traffic Enforcement Than Counting Tickets
NYPD has increased tickets for speeding and texting while driving 50 percent so far in 2017 compared to the same period last year, Commissioner James O’Neill testified at a City Council budget hearing last week. Speeding and distracted driving are two of the most common factors in fatal and injurious crashes in NYC, so it stands to reason that this shift in enforcement is reducing the incidence of dangerous driving. But there's no way to actually tell if those summonses are changing driver behavior.
May 30, 2017
Bratton Resigns. Will James O’Neill Do Better on Street Safety?
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton announced today that he will leave NYPD next month, after a little more than two and a half years as police chief under Mayor de Blasio. He will be succeeded by James O'Neill, a career officer who currently serves as chief of department, the senior uniformed position within NYPD.
August 2, 2016