Tell Cornell — and Electeds — How You Want to Fix NYC Congestion
Want to tell elected officials what you think should be done about New York City traffic? Here's a way to pool your policy suggestions with other New Yorkers and reach elected officials beyond your district.
November 24, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Safer Crossing Shaping Up at Broadway and Sherman
Earlier this year DOT put Inwood’s Sherman Avenue on a road diet, reducing the number of lanes for motor vehicles and adding bike lanes along the length of the street, from Broadway to 10th Avenue. That plan included a redesign of the intersection of Sherman at Broadway that now looks close to complete.
November 23, 2015
Trottenberg Announces Plaza Equity Program at Plaza de Las Americas Reveal
Just eight months after the groundbreaking ceremony, officials held a ribbon-cutting this morning at Plaza de Las Americas, an impressive new public space in Washington Heights. Also today, Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg announced a City Hall initiative to assist plazas in neighborhoods without the resources of a major business improvement district.
November 23, 2015
Richard Brown: Homicide Conviction for Driver Who Killed Betty DiBiaso
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown won a homicide conviction against a hit-and-run driver who killed a woman near Astoria Park last summer.
November 20, 2015
DOT: Drivers Injured 1,536 Pedestrians and Cyclists in October, and Killed 19
Twenty-five people died in New York City traffic in October, and 5,009 were injured, according to DOT’s Vision Zero View crash data map.
November 19, 2015
Video Shows Driver Hitting Pedestrian in Brooklyn Crosswalk. Does NYPD Care?
A driver hit a pedestrian who was crossing with the right of way in Brooklyn on Saturday, but it’s unclear if NYPD filed charges or is pursuing an investigation.
November 19, 2015