34th Precinct Cracks Down on Drivers Double-Parked in Inwood Bike Lanes
When DOT installed new bike lanes on Sherman Avenue in Inwood a few weeks back, it didn't take long before they were blocked by double-parked drivers.
September 28, 2015
Repeat Drunk Driver Pleads to Low-Level Felony for Killing Queens Pedestrian
A recidivist drunk driver who was charged with 10 felonies for killing a Queens pedestrian pled guilty to two low-level felony counts in a deal with District Attorney Richard Brown.
September 25, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Instant Bike Lane, Courtesy of NYPD and the Pope
Update: From reader Joe Enoch: "I got in that 'lane' this morning and a cop nearly knocked me off my bike a few feet later. He jumped in front of me and screamed at me to get out of the lane. There were no emergency vehicles, UN convoys or popes in sight."
September 25, 2015
DOT: Drivers Injured 1,323 Pedestrians and Cyclists in August, and Killed 14
Twenty-one people died in New York City traffic in August, and 4,891 were injured, according to DOT’s Vision Zero View crash data map.
September 24, 2015
Bronx DA Johnson Files Manslaughter Charge for Cyclist’s Hit-and-Run Death
Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson filed homicide charges against the man who allegedly killed cyclist Gabriela Aguilar-Vallinos in a hit-and-run crash earlier this month.
September 23, 2015
Bill Bratton Rolls Back Internal NYPD Parking Reform
On Monday the Times published an in-depth piece on how Police Commissioner Bill Bratton is aiming to boost NYPD morale, in part by giving officers more latitude to skirt departmental rules. The Times said such infractions might include “misplacing a memo book or being late for court.”
September 23, 2015
DOT Secures Federal Grant to Add More Sidewalk Seating
A federal grant will bring more public benches to NYC sidewalks, DOT announced yesterday.
September 23, 2015
Will NYPD Charge Truck Driver Who Hit Cyclist in Corona Bike Lane?
A truck driver hit a cyclist in a bike lane in Queens yesterday, causing serious injuries. Though the police account of the crash indicates the cyclist had the right of way, NYPD has not charged the driver with violating the Right of Way Law.
September 22, 2015
Seniors Are Not to Blame for NYC’s Failure to Make Streets Safer
In response to motorists fatally striking seniors in the Brooklyn South command, NYPD admonished seniors to be more careful when going outside. A recent fatality in the 70th Precinct is a prime example of how focusing on the behavior of victims is a wrongheaded and ineffective approach to street safety.
September 21, 2015