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Driver Held Responsible — Albeit Marginally — for Killing Bronx Senior As Bloody Year Continues
A Bronx driver was hit with minor summonses after running over and killing a pedestrian on Saturday morning in Castle Hill — a rare instance when a driver is charged after a fatal crash.
May 15, 2022
New App Helps Reckless Drivers Thumb Their Noses at City’s Speed Cameras
Even as Albany lawmakers slow-walk the renewal of New York's speed camera system, a new cellphone app is helping reckless drivers avoid the devices entirely.
May 13, 2022
OPINION: Extend the Houston Street Bike Lane from River to River
The lane — which is being striped now — must run from the East River to its natural terminus, at Hudson River Park.
May 12, 2022
OPINION: Stopping the Lawless Drivers Behind Our Traffic Violence Crisis
Less than 1 percent of motorists cause most of the havoc. We can take countermeasures.
May 10, 2022
Yet Another Report Makes Clear Case for City Control of Speed Cameras
Almost 60 percent of road fatalities in the five boroughs occur in the hours when the cameras are, by current law, unable to issue tickets.
May 10, 2022
Truck Driver Gets a Few Summonses for Killing Borough Park Cyclist as MTA Workers Continue Dangerous Parking
Meanwhile, one local Assembly member blamed cyclists.
May 7, 2022
CARNAGE: Garbage Truck Driver Kills Cyclist in Borough Park, After Pedestrian is Killed by Drunk Driver in Manhattan
Two promising lives cut down early.
May 5, 2022
Drivers Seriously Injure Two More Pedestrians — But One Hit-and-Run Driver Collared, Say Cops
Crashes have injured 14,488 people, or roughly 120 New Yorkers every day. Of those, 4,157 were pedestrians, cyclists or moped or scooter riders. That means roughly 34 vulnerable road users are injured every day in this city.
May 4, 2022
Queens Senior Dies from Injuries After Being Hit by Driver on Northern Boulevard
A senior citizen who was struck by a reckless driver on a parking-lot-filled Queens street has died of her wounds — and the driver remains uncharged.
May 3, 2022
TRASH TALK: Advocates Warn Against Further Delays on Commercial Waste Zones
They don't trust them as far as they can throw them.
May 2, 2022