If NYPD Is Cracking Down on License Plate-Obscuring Officers, It’s Sure Hard to Tell
If you follow @placardabuse on Twitter, you'll see plenty of evidence that officers are still getting away with obscuring their license plates to evade tolls and traffic enforcement cameras.
April 19, 2017
Karen Koslowitz Walks Back Her Pledge to Support a Safer Design for Queens Boulevard
Two years ago, Council Member Karen Koslowitz stood with people who'd lost loved ones to traffic violence and said the city should do "whatever it takes" to turn deadly Queens Boulevard into a "boulevard of life" -- even if that entailed the removal of travel lanes or parking spaces. Now that the city is ready to redesign Queens Boulevard in her district, however, Koslowitz is losing her resolve.
April 18, 2017
It’s Time to Move On From the Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar
The sooner City Hall pulls staff off the BQX, the faster de Blasio can make progress on streets and transit improvements that will make life better for many more New Yorkers.
April 14, 2017
No Charges for Commuter Van Driver Who Killed Khavir Ahmed in Jamaica
Ahmed, 84, was crossing 168th Place by 88th Avenue at around 10:30 a.m. when the motorist turned left from 88th and struck him, according to police. As the crash was described by police, Ahmed had the right of way, but no charges have been filed yet against the 32-year-old driver.
April 14, 2017
9th Precinct Tickets Cyclists One Block From Where Kelly Hurley Was Struck and Killed
One block north of the bouquets placed in memory of Kelly Hurley, who was fatally struck by a turning truck driver while biking last week, officers from the Ninth Precinct were ticketing cyclists.
April 13, 2017
Van Bramer Calls for Protected Bike Lanes on 43rd Avenue in Sunnyside
After two crashes in ten days at the same Sunnyside intersection left one cyclist dead and another in critical condition, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer is calling on DOT to take immediate action and install a protected bike lane on 43rd Avenue between Queens Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue.
April 13, 2017
A Plea for DOT to Design Bike Lanes With Safer Intersections
On Tuesday, the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 7 unanimously passed a resolution calling on DOT to replace "mixing zone" intersections on protected bike lanes along Columbus Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue with designs that maintain more physical separation between cyclists and motor traffic.
April 13, 2017
Rodriguez: NYC Can Move Cargo Without Relying on Big Trucks in the Center of Town
Trucks chew up NYC streets and account for a disproportionate share of traffic deaths in the city. City Council transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez has some suggestions to reduce the impact of freight traffic on city streets.
April 12, 2017
Car Dealers Are Ruining the Queens Boulevard Bike Lane in Elmhurst
The Queens Boulevard bike lane promises to make biking a more viable travel option for hundreds of thousands of people. But not if car dealers use it as a showroom.
April 10, 2017
Cones to the Rescue — Safer Turns at First Ave and 9th Street
The guerrilla street engineers at the Transformation Department have "staged an intervention" at the intersection of First Avenue and 9th Street, putting down two orange cones to force drivers to take turns more carefully.
April 7, 2017
