Outrage Builds Over Weekend Pedestrian Deaths, Including a Child
Street safety advocates were apoplectic over the weekend when three pedestrians — including a 7-year-old child — were killed in separate crashes, all of which involved city failure to keep the most vulnerable road users safe.
February 19, 2023
CYCLE OF RAGE: The Human Cost of ‘Criminal Mischief’
Don't tell these people that plate defacing is a victimless crime.
February 17, 2023
Comptroller Lander: Make City Drivers Safer By Punishing Agencies for Crashes
The comptroller says that settlements to victims of crashes caused by city workers in city vehicles should be paid for by the agency whose worker caused the damage — instead of from the general city budget — as a way to get agency brass to incentivize safety.
February 12, 2023
NYPD Tow Truck Driver Runs Over 2-Year-Old Girl Under FDR Drive
Even minor crashes change the lives of child victims forever, experts say. There may be weeks of nightmares or even deeper post traumatic stress disorder, research shows.
February 3, 2023
City Tells Employees They Can Save Big Bucks … By Using Fake Placards!
A city custodian found guilty of fabricating a fake agency placard to park for free near his Lower Manhattan office for more than a year and a half was docked seven day's pay — just $1,106 — even though the cost of legally parking in the neighborhood is 10 times that.
February 3, 2023
We Were Right: Mayor’s Management Report Confirms Streetsblog Reporting Previously Criticized by City Officials
A series of articles in Streetsblog last year that was highly criticized by City Hall because it outlined failures of the Department of Transportation to meet bus and bike lane mileage requirements due to staffing shortages and political waffling has just been confirmed — by City Hall.
February 2, 2023
Are Police Disciplining Cops Who Deface their Plates? Who Knows?!
The NYPD won't reveal if it is taking action to discipline officers who intentionally cover or deface their license plates to avoid speed and red-light enforcement cameras.
February 1, 2023
SEE IT: Hit-and-Run Scofflaw Driver Slams Cyclist (and Dog) on Cargo Bike on Fifth Avenue
A reckless driver illegally using the bus lane on Fifth Avenue slammed into a cargo bike rider on Monday night, sending him and his dog onto the pavement before speeding away.
January 31, 2023
SPACE HOGS: NYPD Cops Seize Clinton Hill Playground — Again!
Kids in Clinton Hill were unable to take advantage of an unseasonably warm January weekend because officers from the NYPD's 88th Precinct had once again used the Classon Playground to park their personal vehicles.
January 29, 2023
Council Wants Answers from Adams Administration on Road Violence Epidemic
The City Council's Transportation Committee has scheduled a long-overdue hearing to determine if Mayor Adams is honoring his pledge to "take seriously" the ongoing road violence epidemic — and it's demanding that Adams administration officials show up to testify.
January 27, 2023
