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Monday’s Headlines: Respect for the Dead — and Living Edition
Shame on the New York Times for demeaning the death even as it honored the dead. Plus all the other news of the weekend.
April 26, 2021
Hit-and-Run Drivers Kill Two in Separate Incidents
It was another bloody weekend for people outside of cars — with two people being killed by hit-and-run drivers in separate incidents, police said.
April 25, 2021
E-Cyclist Killed By Driver in Flatbush; Cops Blame Victim
A 21-year-old driver killed an e-bike rider early on Saturday morning along a notorious roadway in central Brooklyn, and cops immediately blamed the victim.
April 24, 2021
Bay Ridge Pol: NYPD Must Crack Down on Rogue Car Dealerships After Pedestrian Was Run Down on the Sidewalk
"Some of these dealerships just don't care and now a woman is dead because a car was driving on the sidewalk," Brannan said.
April 16, 2021
Drivers Kill Two in Separate Crashes: Police
Two people — one a Manhattan senior who was a longtime fixture at the New York Public Library, and the other a Brooklyn man who cops say was homeless — were killed in separate crashes, police said on Friday.
April 9, 2021
LATEST LOBBYING: Advocates Pushing Street-Safety Bills in Albany
Drive includes measures on reckless drivers, speed limits, speed cameras, alcohol-impaired driving, and driver education.
April 9, 2021
Man Kills a Senior in Brighton Beach But is Not Charged (Of Course, Because He Used a Car)
A 97-year-old Brighton Beach man was run down and killed by a reckless Cadillac driver as he was trying to park his massive assault car on a busy street on Wednesday, police said.
April 8, 2021
Pandemic Was a Disaster for Vision Zero, Says Mayor’s Own Report
Death. Rampant reckless driving. Overdue repairs. Failure to keep New Yorkers safe. This is the story of the de Blasio administration's oversight of New York City's dangerous roadways from July through October last year, a report reveals.
April 6, 2021
Upper East Side Candidate Moscaritolo Wants Residential Parking Permits
A controversial plank in an otherwise straight-ahead transportation platform.
April 2, 2021
Recidivist Reckless Driver Hits and Kills 23-Year-Old in Brooklyn
The fatal vehicle — a Jeep — has 10 serious moving violations on its record.
April 1, 2021
