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Julianne Cuba

Email Julianne Cuba at julianne@streetsblog.org

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Cyclist Carlos Martinez was killed at this spot on Thursday. Cops blamed him, but didn't mention the construction zone. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Cyclist Killed by Truck Driver on Dangerous Bronx Roadway

By Gersh Kuntzman and Julianne Cuba | May 27, 2022 | No Comments
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.
File photo: Dave Colon

Update: Jeep Driver Kills 1-Year-Old on Staten Island and Is Later Charged

By Julianne Cuba | May 26, 2022 | No Comments
A 1-year-old baby is dead after the driver of a Jeep struck him and his mother as they crossed a Staten Island street in the crosswalk on Thursday morning, said cops, who later charged the driver with failure to yield, a minor charge.
The cover of the DOT presentation shows pretty clearly what's wrong with Schermerhorn Street. Photo: DOT

At Long Last, City Unveils Schermerhorn Street Redesign 

By Julianne Cuba | May 25, 2022 | No Comments
A new two-way protected bike lane and pedestrian improvements are coming to Downtown Brooklyn, said city officials — who are, finally, not seeking approval from the local community board.
Eric Adams and Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assembly Member Deborah Glick wanted speed cameras renewed and extended. But they failed to get larger provisions.

Anatomy of a Sausage: How a Great Bill Got Gutted in Albany’s Mediocrity Factory

By Julianne Cuba | May 23, 2022 | No Comments
The result, though, is a watered-down bill that shelved tools to rein in reckless drivers that its sponsors Sen. Andrew Gounardes and Assembly Member Deborah Glick said would be transformative.
State Sen. Andrew Gounardes lost a lot of key — and bold — provisions in his speed camera deal.

Albany Deal Extends Speed Cameras, But Sacrifices the Bill’s Boldest Provisions

By Julianne Cuba | May 19, 2022 | No Comments
Albany lawmakers on Thursday afternoon reached a deal to renew and expand the city’s speed camera program, keeping them on 24/7 — but the deal was reached only after key provisions of the bill that would help keep reckless drivers off the road were gutted by state lawmakers.
Mayor Adams in Albany on Tuesday. Photo: Julianne Cuba

ALBANY NOTEBOOK: Mayor Treks Upstate, But Speed Cameras are Still at Risk of Expiring

By Julianne Cuba | May 18, 2022 | No Comments
Mayor Adams made another trip up to Albany on Tuesday, but barely, if at all, pushed legislators to support a bill that would renew and expand speed cameras — a self-proclaimed priority of his own administration.
Police employee-owned vehicles fill the bike lane on Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Long-Awaited Upgrades Finally Coming to Schermerhorn Street, DOT Says

By Julianne Cuba | May 17, 2022 | No Comments
The plan apparently includes Schermerhorn Street becoming one way between Smith Street and Third Avenue.
Council Speaker Adrienne Adams has problems with speed cameras.

Not Just Albany: Council Members Also Wary on Speed Cameras … Unless Mayor Allocates Money to their Districts

By Julianne Cuba and Gersh Kuntzman | May 16, 2022 | No Comments
Mayor Adams is facing a mini revolt in the East Wing of City Hall, where some Council members want speed camera money spent in their districts.
Mayor Adams has failed to win home rule for the city on speed cameras.

Let’s Face It, ‘Home Rule’ on Speed Cameras is Dead — Blame Focuses on City Hall

By Julianne Cuba | May 11, 2022 | No Comments
Mayor Adams will not get what he claims he wants from the state legislature this year — city control of the speed- and red-light camera programs — a devastating blow to advocates' dream of no longer having to beg Albany to reauthorize the life-saving system every few years.
A cyclist was killed by a hit-and-run garbage truck driver in Boro Park on Thursday morning, days after NYU student Raife Milligan (inset) was killed by a drunk driver. Main photo: Julianne Cuba

CARNAGE: Garbage Truck Driver Kills Cyclist in Borough Park, After Pedestrian is Killed by Drunk Driver in Manhattan

By Julianne Cuba and Gersh Kuntzman | May 5, 2022 | No Comments
Two promising lives cut down early.
The new billboard above several congested lanes of traffic on Pennsylvania Avenue in East New York. Photo: Julianne Cuba

City Launches a New Vision Zero Billboard Campaign — With Little Proof that Such Things Work

By Julianne Cuba | May 3, 2022 | No Comments
The mayor decides to spend $4 million on public education — money that one activist called "a waste" and whose utility the Department of Transportation could not provide.
Is that a KID biking in Times Square? Why not? Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Pols Want Every Kid in NYC to Learn How to Ride a Bike

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 29, 2022 | No Comments
Learning to ride a bike in New York should be like riding a bike!
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