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Tuesday’s Headlines: No Comment Edition
A 9-year-old boy was killed on Friday as he walked on a sidewalk in Sheepshead Bay by a driver. It was all over the news (and on our site, too). On Monday, we asked City Hall if the mayor would like to comment. [Insert cricket sounds here.] Plus other news.
September 20, 2022
Sacrebleu! Staten Island Leadfoot Pol Joe Borelli is Now Getting Speeding Tickets in France!
The Staten Island lawmaker — who admits that he regularly speeds (and pays tickets for same) in New York — got a camera-issued speeding ticket while on vacation in France last month.
September 19, 2022
ANALYSIS: Developer Blasts Harlem Pol Over Rejecting Housing, As He Plans Truck Depot Instead
A developer wanted to build housing, affordable units and public space, but was turned down by the local Council member, so now he's making housing ... for trucks. Is there a greater symbol of New York's dysfunction?
September 19, 2022
‘Gridlock’ Sam: Give Truckers Credits So Congestion Toll Doesn’t Add to Bronx Pollution
"The only way congestion pricing would send trucks to the Cross Bronx is if the congestion charge exceeded current tolls," said the former city Traffic Commissioner.
September 14, 2022
OPINION: Let’s Turn Down the Noise on Sirens
A City Council bill would mandate quieter, less disruptive emergency vehicles.
September 13, 2022
Upper East Side Panel Supports Crosstown Bike Lanes — Again
“It would transform the lives of tens of thousands of people who ride a bike, from one end of the city to another, people who commute crosstown — and not just transform, but stop them from being killed,” said one advocate.
September 12, 2022
Queens Pol Voted Against Speed Cameras — And Has 27 Speeding Tickets!
Council Member Joann Ariola has racked up 48 violations on her SUV since 2017, including a whopping 27 for speeding in school zones and two for blowing through red lights.
September 9, 2022
As School Returns, Mayor Adams Keeps a Street Safety Tool in the Drawer
Why not implement a school bus safety program that was championed by the guy who is now running the Department of Transportation?
September 7, 2022
Long-Ignored Far Rockaway Speedway Finally Getting Safety Redesign
Finally, the city will do more than just install speed cameras.
September 6, 2022
Truck Driver Kills Cyclist at Notoriously Deadly Intersection in East New York
A Brooklyn man was struck and killed by a truck driver on Tuesday afternoon at a notoriously dangerous intersection in East New York — the second person to die at that location this year.
September 1, 2022
