Phineas Baxandall
Recent Posts
OPINION: Examine the Medical Competency of Crash-Involved Drivers
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Those who kill or maim rarely face such scrutiny before being allowed to return to the roads. Collision investigations ought to build in that capability.
Streetsblog USA Editor Ditches Car Culture for a Cargo Bike
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Can e-bikes help Americans quash their car habits? Streetsblog USA Editor Kea Wilson says yes.
Friday’s Headlines: A Great Day for the City Coffers Edition
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Today is famously the day when so many New York drivers forget that it's a holiday even though it's a regular weekday and forget to pay for parking in commercial zones. Plus all the other news from yesterday.
Thursday’s Headlines: Pardoning Turkeys Edition
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We're not going to have much to say today because we're making that buttermilk-brined turkey that everyone is talking about (don't bother clicking the link if you didn't start brining yesterday!), but we did want to give you some news!
A Round and a Roundy: On Thanksgiving, Who Can Give Thanks for Safe Streets?
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Our national treasure cartoonist reminds us that the original sin of Vision Zero is that roads in wealthy neighborhoods are safer than those in lower-income communities.
OPINION: To Save the Subway, Tax the Ultra-Wealthy
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New York needs to make the billionaires who disproportionately benefit from government to pay their fair share, a lawmaker argues.
Pedestrian Killed in Brooklyn — But This Time, The Driver is Charged
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Cops arrested a 65-year-old driver who killed a pedestrian after dark on Tuesday as she attempted an illegal U-turn on a residential two-way street.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Just the Facts Today Edition
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We know you're busy making your get-out-of-town, er, we mean go-to-Joe-Borelli's-house-on-Staten-Island Thanksgiving plans, so we'll get right to the headlines.
De Blasio: Vision Zero Will Have to be Finished by the Next Mayor
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So will Vision Zero get any clearer during the campaign next year? We're starting to hear from the candidates!
Queens Pedestrian is Killed by Driver, Then Victim-Blamed by NYPD
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A Queens senior was struck and killed today by a driver on a dangerous roadway alongside a popular park, but police gave no details except to claim the pedestrian jumped out "midblock" between two parked cars.