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PASSED: City Council Establishes DOT Crash Investigation Unit
Long-sought change supplants the NYPD's lead role in probes of road carnage.
March 25, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Council Will Pass Bill to Move Crash Investigation from NYPD to DOT
The City Council is poised to pass a key NYPD reform bill on Thursday — with language that may have been softened just enough to earn the support of Mayor de Blasio, Streetsblog has learned.
March 23, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines: MTA-Palooza Edition
All the many angles reporters eked out of the monthly meeting. Plus other news.
March 18, 2021
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Manhattan Man in Brooklyn
A 38-year-old Manhattan man who was struck by a hit-and-run late on Friday night in Brooklyn died on Monday, police said.
March 16, 2021
Queens Boulevard Pedestrian Killed — Driver Not Charged
A Queens pedestrian who was run down and critically injured by a driver in broad daylight on a notorious stretch of Queens Boulevard has died as a result of his injuries, police said on Monday.
March 15, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: Taming the Monster of Hamilton Avenue
Cartoonist Bill Roundy picked the perfect visual metaphor: Hamilton Avenue is a beast that must be slayed — and DOT has the tools. It just needs to pick one.
March 11, 2021
OVER-RIDE OR OVER-REACH? Council Can Tweak Collision Investigation Reform Bill, But Mayor Has to Give In
"If we have to, we should pass this bill" and then override the expected veto, said Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, a sponsor of the bill.
March 9, 2021
OPINION: Treat Traffic Violence as an Epidemic
March 8, 2021
Yet Another Grieving Family to City: DO SOMETHING ABOUT KILLER DRIVERS AND ROADS
"We just want justice," said the mom of Imorne Horton. "This is my oldest son and I miss him dearly."
March 5, 2021
East Side Senior and Queens Woman Killed by Hit-and-Run Drivers
Cops are searching for hit-and-run drivers who ran down and killed a 92-year-old man on First Avenue and a 24-year-old Queens woman at around the same time last night.
March 5, 2021