De Blasio Must Fix 111th Street Before Someone Gets Killed
It's springtime. As the weather warms there will be more children, with and without their parents, crossing 111th Street to get to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. The mayor must direct DOT to fix 111th Street now -- before, not after, someone gets killed.
March 23, 2017
NYC Drivers Injured 950 Pedestrians and Cyclists in February, and Killed 5
Nineteen pedestrians and cyclists were killed by city motorists through February, and 2,186 injured, compared to 26 deaths and 2,296 injuries in the first two months of 2016.
March 22, 2017
Commercial Driver Kills 81-Year-Old Woman on Atlantic Avenue
Of 20 pedestrians killed on NYC surface streets in 2017, at least 13 were seniors.
March 21, 2017
Sign the Petition for a Snow Removal Plan That Clears Streets for Walking
The success or failure of the city’s response to a winter storm is usually gauged by road conditions. If drivers are satisfied, the mayor gets credit for a job well done. Remarkably, there is no equivalent strategy for removing snow, ice, and slush from the pedestrian network.
March 16, 2017
Now Playing: Your Stella Sneckdowns
Stella didn’t dump as much snow on NYC as predicted, but there was enough to make for some fine sneckdowns.
March 15, 2017
