“Accidents”
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Opinion: Why We Should Stop Using the Word ‘Micromobility’
When we hear any word with the prefix “micro,” we intuitively understand that it refers to something not just small, but smaller than the norm.
June 12, 2023
EXCERPT: There are No ‘Accidents’ — We Have Been Fooled into Thinking There Are
This excerpt from the new book, "There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and Disaster — Who Profits and Who Pays the Price" will make you rethink crashes, capitalism and culpability.
February 15, 2022
That Viral Dodge Ad Isn’t the First Time Automakers Compared Drivers to ‘Predators’
A new viral Dodge seems like a new low for the notoriously toxic automaker — but it’s just the latest chapter in the company's promotion of the deadliest driving behaviors.
January 14, 2022
Streetfilms and Streetsblog: The First 10 Years
This summer, Streetfilms and Streetsblog celebrated our 10-year anniversary, and to mark the occasion, we created this film looking back at how our reporting and videos have changed streets in New York, the U.S., and cities all over the world.
November 17, 2016
Today’s Headlines
- Opposition to Trump, Support for Immigrants Fills Manhattan Streets (Gothamist, NBC)
- NYC Immigrants Are Already Living in Fear of Trump (Bklyn Paper)
- Andrew Cuomo Offers a Conditional Promise to Protect New Yorkers From Trump (News)
- Teen Driver Unintentionally Strikes His Grandmother in Floral Park Driveway, Killing Her (News, Post)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Critically Injures Man at Ralph and Macon in Bed-Stuy (News)
- De Blasio's East Harlem Plan Should Upzone Affluent Parts of the Neighborhood But Doesn't (News)
- Andrew Albert Wants to Split A Train Service Between East and West Rockaway (Post)
- Brooklyn Developers Will Run Their Own Shuttles From J/M/Z to BillyBurg Construction Sites (Crain's)
November 14, 2016
Attention Ray Kelly: NYPD Still Using “Accident” to Describe Traffic Crashes
Earlier this year, Commissioner Ray Kelly announced that the word "accident" would be eliminated from the NYPD lexicon. Not only would the Accident Investigation Squad be rebranded as the Collision Investigation Squad, Kelly said, but "accident" would be changed to "collision" on all departmental materials.
June 26, 2013
New York DMV No Longer Describes Traffic Crashes as “Accidents” [Updated]
A sharp-eyed reader pointed out to us that the New York State DMV has stopped using the word "accident" in its annual statistical summaries.
February 14, 2013
Ghost Bikes Memorial Ride Marks Another Year of Loss
Grief, solidarity and resolve brought out two hundred New York cyclists yesterday for the third annual Ghost Bikes Memorial Ride, to commemorate cyclists killed by motor vehicle drivers last year.
January 7, 2008
January 3rd: The Wrongdoer is Brought to Justice
"The wrongdoer is brought to justice because his act has disturbed and gravely endangered the community as a whole, and not because damage has been done to individuals who are entitled to reparation. It is the body politic itself that stands in need of being repaired, and it is the general public order that has been thrown out of gear and must be restored." -- Hannah Arendt
December 21, 2007
S.I. Ped Killings Cause Some to Ask, What’s an “Accident?”
Rev. Lyle Guttu, a fixture at Staten Island's Wagner College since 1972, was struck by an SUV in the West Brighton neighborhood of Staten Island last Saturday. He died Sunday evening.
December 21, 2007