Skip to Content
Streetsblog New York City home
Streetsblog New York City home
Log In
Carnage

A Round and a Roundy: The Revolving Door of Street Safety Justice

Cartoon: Bill Roundy

Nothing is more frustrating than a reckless killer driver whose recklessness is well documented, yet who is not removed from the roads before he kills.

It's even more frustrating when city law does catch up with a potential killer ... yet still fails to keep that reckless driver from killing someone.

We're talking (again!) about the tragic death of 3-month-old Apolline Mong-Guillemin, who was killed, cops say, by a driver with an out-of-state Honda who had been caught on city speed and red-light cameras close to 100 times, and run up thousands of dollars in unpaid tickets and was even arrested a few times for driving without a license, yet was never gotten off the road.

But he did take a court-ordered "safe driving" class in May — yet still racked up more than two-dozen speeding and red-light tickets before killing (cops say!) Baby Apolline on Sept. 11.

To our national treasure cartoonist, this one draws itself.

All of Bill Roundy's cartoons are archived here. They comprise a compendium of comically conceived conundrums.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog New York City

Tisch Will Stay On — So Is That a Good Thing?

So the mayor-elect says he'll keep Jessica Tisch as his police commissioner. What do we think of that?

November 20, 2025

AGENDA 2026: Mamdani Must Reduce, Digitize Parking Placards

Mayor-elect Mamdani must face down the placard class to regain control of New York City streets.

November 20, 2025

Upstate Transit Agencies are Starving As State Slows Funding

Advocates are hoping for better luck next year as local transit authorities warn of service reductions, and the funding ask may have an ingenious solution.

November 20, 2025

Thursday’s Headlines: ‘Kwame’ Edition

It's exciting that the mayor and the president will meet. Plus other news.

November 20, 2025

Lyft Hoses Citi Bike Riders Compared to Bike-Share in Other Cities: Report

The price of a yearly Citi Bike membership has grown by 77 percent in inflation-adjusted dollars since the bike-share program launched 2013, the Independent Budget Office said.

November 19, 2025

Most People Don’t Drive To Court Street: DOT

And more people bike than drive on the Brooklyn street!

November 19, 2025
See all posts