No ROW Charge for Garbage Hauler Who Killed Woman in UES Crosswalk
A pedestrian was struck and killed by the driver of a private garbage truck on the Upper East Side yesterday. Police determined the driver failed to yield but did not charge him with violating the Right of Way Law.
March 16, 2016
NYC Drivers Injured 1,191 Pedestrians and Cyclists, and Killed 13, in February
Eighteen people died in New York City traffic in February, and 3,770 were injured, according to Mayor de Blasio's Vision Zero View crash data map.
March 15, 2016
Driver Backing Up to Park Kills Lin Qinyun, NYPD Blames Victim [Updated]
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March 14, 2016
The TLC Has Never Used Cooper’s Law to Permanently Revoke a TLC License
In the 18 months it has been on the books, the Taxi and Limousine Commission has never used Cooper's Law to permanently revoke the TLC license of a cab driver for hurting or killing someone.
March 10, 2016
No Charges for Driver Who Killed Dorothy Heimann, 90, in Whitestone
NYPD and Queens District Attorney Richard Brown filed no charges against a driver who hit a 90-year-old woman last month, causing fatal injuries.
March 8, 2016
What Mister Rogers Can Teach Us About Cities and NIMBYism
If you spend much time at community meetings, or you're a Leslie Knope fan, you know that public forums are often where open-mindedness goes to die.
March 8, 2016