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Tuesday’s Headlines: From the Assignment Desk Edition
Let's start the work week with a job for the mainstream media, plus other news.
February 21, 2023
Opinion: The Driver Who Killed My Husband is Going on Trial; I Don’t Expect Much
I would like to say that I’m looking forward to justice being served, but I already know that’s impossible. The laws governing the deaths of people killed by car and truck drivers don’t seem very fair to me.
February 20, 2023
Outrage Builds Over Weekend Pedestrian Deaths, Including a Child
Street safety advocates were apoplectic over the weekend when three pedestrians — including a 7-year-old child — were killed in separate crashes, all of which involved city failure to keep the most vulnerable road users safe.
February 19, 2023
Opinion: Debunking the Lies of Vickie Paladino is Crucial to Understanding the Bikelash
Yes, it's time to take on another cultural artifact in the seemingly never-ending fight to fix our streets as well as open up a time capsule that might one day show where the political discourse stood in the post-truth world of 2023.
February 10, 2023
NYPD Tow Truck Driver Runs Over 2-Year-Old Girl Under FDR Drive
Even minor crashes change the lives of child victims forever, experts say. There may be weeks of nightmares or even deeper post traumatic stress disorder, research shows.
February 3, 2023
SEE IT: Hit-and-Run Scofflaw Driver Slams Cyclist (and Dog) on Cargo Bike on Fifth Avenue
A reckless driver illegally using the bus lane on Fifth Avenue slammed into a cargo bike rider on Monday night, sending him and his dog onto the pavement before speeding away.
January 31, 2023
VISION ZERO 2022: More Dead Kids, More Crashes in Known Danger Zones
More children died in crashes last year than in another other year in the Vision Zero era and crashes remain concentrated in areas that are known to be treacherous, according to a new report that crunches the numbers on the bloody 12 months of 2022.
January 23, 2023
FINALLY: DOT Says it Will Redesign Unprotected Portion of Ninth St. as Cyclists Stage ‘Die-In’
Too little, too late. "The city dropped the ball," said one friend of killed cyclist Sarah Schick. "And now we have to be here for our friend."
January 20, 2023
Grieving Family Horrified by ‘Not Guilty’ Plea By Driver Who Killed Beloved Delivery Worker
The life of Carlos Garcia-Ramos was a struggle from day one. His death continues that sad tradition.
January 18, 2023
Another Pedestrian is Dead on Brooklyn’s Dangerous Kings Highway
A pedestrian was killed by the driver of a private sanitation truck late on Thursday along a notorious stretch of Kings Highway in Brooklyn that is known for crashes.
January 13, 2023
