UPDATE: They Might Be Giants Guitarist Badly Injured in City Crash, Driver Arrested
Guitarist John Flansburgh was badly injured in a "rather serious" car crash while "on his way home" from Wednesday night's return to the stage from a pandemic lull, the band said in a statement.
June 9, 2022
After Streetsblog Probe of Dangerous School Streets, DOT Talks Up Student Safety Projects
The city announced on Wednesday that it would complete 100 road safety projects — many of them near schools — just two weeks after a Streetsblog investigation revealed a disproportionate amount of crashes occur near the city's public schools.
June 9, 2022
TODAY’S CARNAGE: Kill a Man With Your Car — Walk Away with a Traffic Ticket
The crash happened on a block whose danger is well known to the city — indeed, it happened on the same block as the 68th Precinct stationhouse.
June 8, 2022
Wednesday’s Headlines: ‘Survey Says!’ Edition
The big news yesterday was no news at all — thanks to some pollsters who don't care about the most important issues in town. So click to read that ... plus the rest of the real news.
June 8, 2022
New York City’s Slowest-in-the-Nation Buses are a Poster Child for Failure
June 7, 2022
Hit-and-Run Driver, Exiting a Highway, Kills Queens Pedestrian
A driver struck and killed a Queens pedestrian late on Thursday as he crossed a street near a highway exit ramp that dumps cars into a residential community.
June 3, 2022
State Senate Overwhelmingly Supports 24/7 Speed Cameras for the City
Now it's on to the Assembly.
June 1, 2022
Brooklyn Child Dies of Wounds Caused by Driver
A 5-year-old boy has died from injuries sustained earlier this month as he was reportedly walking home from school — the latest horrifying death of a student in a city where roads near schools are far more dangerous during the morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up.
May 31, 2022
MTA Promises to Do Better on Bike and Pedestrian Access — And Needs Your Help
It's no longer a bridge too far.
May 27, 2022
Cyclist Killed by Truck Driver on Dangerous Bronx Roadway
A truck driver killed a cyclist on a notoriously dangerous stretch of Bruckner Boulevard in the South Bronx on Thursday — a fatal crash that police initially blamed on the bike rider.
May 27, 2022
