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OPINION: A Street-Safety Plan for Brooklyn and Beyond
Council candidate Rita Joseph wants to break the hold that cars have on this city.
May 20, 2021
Cops Seek Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Williamsburg Man on Tuesday
According to the NYPD, the driver of the black luxury sedan was traveling southbound on McGuinness Boulevard at around 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday when he or she slammed into the pedestrian at the intersection of Bayard Street.
May 18, 2021
OPINION: Treat Traffic Violence Like Other Violence
New Yorkers should not have to choose between ending mass incarceration and safety, says Manhattan DA candidate Lucy Lang. Restorative-justice techniques can help achieve both.
May 15, 2021
STREETS WEEK! De Blasio Announces Fairly Ambitious Bike and Bus Lane Plans in Lame Duck Push
Hizzoner revealed five "bike boulevards," plus the intention to finish 30 miles of protected bike lanes and 28 miles of dedicated bus lanes — both records.
May 11, 2021
Brooklyn Senior Run Down and Killed — Driver Not Charged
An 81-year-old woman who was run down just a few blocks from her Bensonhurst home has died — and her killer was not charged, the NYPD said.
May 7, 2021
Vision Zero in Decline: New Stats Show Blood Tide of Road Violence is Unchecked
April was the cruelest month — but the other months sucked, too.
May 4, 2021
Is Road Rage a Medical Episode? NYPD Says Fatal Crash in Queens is Still Under Investigation
The NYPD is still pursuing the "It was just an accident" theory after a reckless and impatient driver killed a Queens delivery worker.
May 4, 2021
Another Staten Island Pedestrian Has Been Killed — And the Driver is Not Charged
Another Staten Island pedestrian has been killed by a driver in a crosswalk — and, once again, the driver was not charged.
May 3, 2021
NYPD: E-Cyclist Struck and Killed Elderly Man Stepping into UWS Bike Lane Between Cars
An elderly man has died after police say he was struck by an electric bike rider in the Amsterdam Avenue bike lane earlier this month — highlighting a lack of safe infrastructure and a culture that caters more to vehicles than the safety of pedestrians and cyclists.
April 29, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines: How the Tabloids Tell It
More details emerge on a drunken driver's killing of a cop. Plus all the other news.
April 29, 2021
