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Another Bronx Cyclist Has Been Killed — Third in Two Weeks
A Bronx cyclist was killed by the driver of a Jeep assault vehicle under murky circumstances, with the NYPD blaming the victim, yet providing no evidence.
June 21, 2020
Another Cyclist Killed by Driver — The Third This Month
An MTA bus driver struck and killed a cyclist on Fifth Avenue — and the lack of a bike lane is being blamed.
June 16, 2020
Double-Parked Vehicle Led to Death of Bronx Cyclist — Yet Driver is Uncharged
A double-parked car on Park Avenue in The Bronx began a chain of events that caused the death of a cyclist on Thursday afternoon — but the NYPD neither charged the driver of the illegally parked car or the driver of the truck that killed the bike user.
June 12, 2020
Friday’s Headlines: Day of Carnage Edition
Just when you started feeling safe from coronavirus, two cyclists were reported killed yesterday. Plus all the other news.
June 12, 2020
Bronx Cyclist Killed by Driver on Willis Avenue
A cyclist has died from injuries sustained last week in a crash at a busy Bronx intersection — the fifth cyclist killed this year.
June 11, 2020
Op-Ed: Whose Streets? Our Streets!
At the heart of the protests is a demand for the end of racist policing of public space. Will our leaders stop the carnage?
June 9, 2020
Two Pedestrians are Dead in Separate Crashes
Two pedestrians were killed — one in Brooklyn and one in Queens — in early morning crashes on consecutive days, police said.
June 5, 2020
Op-Ed: Protests Lay Bare Structural Racism in Mass-Transit Policing
Even after COVID-19, the governor and MTA doubled down on hiring more cops for the subway. Will a popular movement open a debate about the control of public space?
June 4, 2020
ANALYSIS: Growing SUV Carnage Shows Need for Tougher Policies
Rising crash injuries and basically flat traffic deaths point to the shortcomings of Vision Zero. And data from Crashmapper shows the dangers of SUVs.
June 4, 2020
Unlicensed Driver Kills Cyclist in Staten Island; Receives Minor Charges
A Staten Island cyclist was run down by a driver on a quiet street mere feet from his home on Friday morning — and the driver was charged because he was unlicensed, police said.
May 23, 2020
