Turning Cab Driver Severely Injures Senior on Nostrand Avenue
A livery cab driver was arrested after severely injuring a senior on Nostrand Avenue this morning, a few blocks from where a woman was fatally struck by motorists while crossing Nostrand last month. Nostrand is one of Brooklyn's most dangerous streets for walking, according to the borough’s DOT pedestrian safety action plan.
February 14, 2017
NYPD Makes National News for Cheating Tolls and Breaking Traffic Laws
Last week Inside Edition went national with the story of NYPD personnel who use illegal license plate covers to evade toll readers and traffic enforcement cameras. Reporter Lisa Guerrero found scores of vehicles in Lower Manhattan that had some type of cover to obscure the plate, and all of them also bore law enforcement placards.
February 13, 2017
Get Up and #Sneckdown
Sneckdowns are "snowy neckdowns" formed as motorists drive through melting snow and slush. With nine inches of snow in Central Park as of this afternoon, NYC is in for some serious sneckdown action. The next few days will be prime time. Share your finds with the #sneckdown hashtag on social media.
February 9, 2017
Most New Yorkers Who Own Cars Support Speed Cameras
Right now, Albany limits NYC to 140 speed enforcement cameras for all 6,000 miles of surface streets in the city. A broad spectrum of New York City voters approve of expanding the program. The question is whether Albany Democrats Andrew Cuomo, Jeff Klein, and Carl Heastie will take action to save lives.
February 9, 2017
NYPD: No Charges for Turning Driver Who Killed Peggy Diaz in Rossville
Police said the victim "was not necessarily within the lines" of the crosswalk.
February 8, 2017
No Charges and Scant NYPD Information After Driver Kills Senior in Inwood
The case exemplifies the NYPD practice of releasing minimal information on serious traffic crashes.
February 7, 2017
