A troubling reader tip from the Bronx: Off-duty police officers have been using the Pelham Bay Park walking/running trails in order to avoid traffic. They barrel through the park at a high rate of speed. Twice I was almost run over while jogging, and once I was cursed at when I put my hands up.…

Off-Duty Cops Reported Driving on Pelham Bay Park Trails

core/paragraph

core/quote

<p>Before joining Streetsblog in late 2025, J.K. Trotter covered media and politics at Gawker and edited investigations at Business Insider. He studied philosophy at St. John’s College and lives in Queens.</p>


J.K. Trotter

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch delivers the 2026 State of the NYPD address.

NYPD

Commish Tisch: Fix in Mix For 311

<p>Before joining Streetsblog, Sophia Lebowitz was a filmmaker and journalist covering transportation and culture in New York City.</p>


Sophia Lebowitz

<p>Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He&#8217;s also the writer and producer of &#8220;Murder at the Food Coop,&#8221; which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/category/special-features/cycle-of-rage">archived here</a>.</p>


Gersh Kuntzman

Criminal Crackdown on Cyclists 2025

Cyclists Still Getting Criminal Summonses — And Mayor Mamdani Is Still Waffling

<p>Kevin Duggan joined Streetsblog in October, 2022, after covering transportation for amNY. Duggan has been reporting on New York since 2018, starting at Vince DiMiceli’s Brooklyn Paper, where he covered southern Brooklyn neighborhoods and, later, Brownstone Brooklyn. He is on Bluesky at <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/kevinduggan.bsky.social">@kevinduggan.bsky.social</a> and his email address is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/about/staff-board/kevin@streetsblog.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kevin@streetsblog.org</a>.</p>


Kevin Duggan

Cyclists in Criminal Court Say Mamdani’s Bike Crackdown is a ‘Waste of Time’

<p>This article was written by the anonymous people who run the Placard Abuse feed on Twitter, where they expose corruption by police and other city officials. Streetsblog has provided anonymity because members of this group have been harassed by cops, as the <a href="https://nypost.com/2017/06/29/nypd-investigating-possible-harassment-of-parking-placard-watchdog/">NY Post has reported</a>.</p>


Placard Abuse

Parking Placards

Ten Years of Placard Abuse: The Criminal Practice that Mamdani Must End

<p>Richard Robbins, a small business owner, cyclist, pedestrian, and car-owner, has been advocating for safe streets for decades, focusing on data-based decision-making.</p>


Richard Robbins

Traffic Enforcement

Data Analysis: Super Speeders and Red Light Violators Are Less Likely to Get NYPD Tickets

Carnage

F150 Driver Kills Cyclist in Queens

lede_post_card_default

lede_post_card_stacked

lede_post_card_featured_post

lede_post_card_featured_post_3:2

lede_post_card_featured_post_1:1

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero_3:2

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero_1:1

lede_post_card_featured_posts_sidebar

lede_post_card_highlighted_post

lede_post_card_horizontal_a

lede_post_card_horizontal_c

lede_post_card_related_post

lede_post_card_square

lede_article_featured_16x9

lede_article_featured_16x9_full_width

lede_article_featured_3x2

lede_article_featured_3x2_full_width

lede_article_featured_1x1

lede_article_featured_1x1_full_width

lede_article_featured_flexible

lede_article_featured_flexible_full_width

lede_article_content

lede_article_content_wide_width

lede_article_content_full_width

lede_byline_avatar_post_card

lede_byline_avatar_highlight

lede_profile_coral_avatar

lede_logo

lede_logo_banner

lede_logo_footer_banner

lede_logo_simple_header

lede_sponsorship_logo

lede_sponsorship_logo_river_card

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card_logo

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card

lede_leaderboard

Awesome Categories

Streetsblog Basics

Streetsblog Network

Top Categories

Covering the fight for sustainable cities

Streetsblog New York City

Donate to Streetsblog

Support Streetsblog

SEE IT: Placard Corruption at Antonio Reynoso’s Brooklyn Borough Hall

Today's Headlines

Thursday’s Headlines: Set Our Calendar Edition

Central Park Conservancy

Cycle Club Sues City, Calling Central Park Bike Speed Limit A ‘Real Threat’ To Active Transportation

<p>Dave Colon is a reporter from Long Beach, a barrier island off of the coast of Long Island that you can bike to from the city. It’s a real nice ride.  He’s previously been the editor of Brokelyn, a reporter at Gothamist, a freelance reporter and delivered freshly baked bread by bike.</p>


Dave Colon

Budget

Mamdani Budget Adds Staff, Cash For More Bus And Bike Projects

Advocates to MTA: More Fare Caps Will Be Fairer For All

<p>Austin Celestin is an urban planner and a graduate of NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.</p>


Austin Celestin

People rally in support of congestion pricing

Congestion Pricing

Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: Lessons for the Future of Congestion Pricing

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

<p>Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York&#8217;s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.</p>


Brad Aaron

post

<div class="c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text">
<div class="c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text" data-qa="message-text">
<div class="p-block_kit_renderer" data-qa="block-kit-renderer">
<div class="p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first">
<div class="p-rich_text_block" dir="auto">
<div class="p-rich_text_section">Nolan Hicks is a longtime reporter in New York City, who focuses on investigative stories. He spent six years at The New York Post where his stories prompted the MTA to redesign parts of the Second Avenue Subway&#8217;s East Harlem extension and helped uncover the LIRR overtime scandal. As a contributor to Curbed/New York Magazine, he dove into Amtrak&#8217;s failing power grid, NJ Transit&#8217;s reliability crisis and why it costs the MTA $100 million to put elevators into stations. He has also worked at the New York Daily News, Austin American-Statesman and San Antonio Express-News.  He joined Streetsblog in January 2025.</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>


Nolan Hicks

Mayor Mamdani Won’t Discuss The Ongoing NYPD Criminal Bike Crackdown That Candidate Mamdani Opposed

layout

core/post-content

srcHash

formId

lede/fundraiseup-form

Fundraise Up Jan 2025

Please consider a tax-deductible gift by clicking here.

Streetsblog relies on the support of readers like you to bring you the exciting coverage we provide.