Sammy Sussman

Sammy Sussman joined Streetsblog in May 2026 as law enforcement reporter after successful stints at New York Focus and The New York Times. In 2019, he interned on a team that won a Pulitzer.

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Safety

UPDATE: Teen E-Moto Rider Killed on Centre Street in Heart of Civic Manhattan

The rider of a Deepower e-moto — an illegal electric bike — was in a pool of blood just north of Chambers Street.

Gersh Kuntzman

July 29, 2026

Automated Enforcement

The Scofflaw Menace: Out-of-State Toll Dodgers Are Also Reckless Super Speeders In NYC

Scofflaw bridge-and-tunnelers are threatening the five boroughs.

Sammy Sussman

July 29, 2026

Carnage

Cops Seek Hit-And-Run Driver Who Injured 4-Year-Old Girl Outside Bronx Playground

Aicha Camara was hit around 4 p.m. near the Longfellow Playground in the Longwood section of the Bronx.

Sammy Sussman

July 17, 2026

Parking Placards

S-Cop-Laws: Bronx Cops Will Even Park All Over A Memorial … To Fallen Bronx Cops!

A brief city effort to rein in the illegal parking was limited to one tiny area before it was abandoned.

Sammy Sussman

July 7, 2026

NYPD

UPDATED: Police Driver Left Scene As Cyclist Writhed In Pain After Incident: Video

The video shows a cyclist on a Citi Bike writhing in pain next to an unmarked black Chevy suburban with flashing emergency lights.

Sammy Sussman

July 6, 2026

Streetsblog Gets Action

NYPD Won’t Let Super-Speeder Cop Drive Squad Cars As Internal Affairs Launches Probe Following Streetsblog Report

Officer James Giovansanti can’t drive an NYPD squad car — at least for now.

Sammy Sussman

June 26, 2026

Streetsblog Investigates

New York’s Fined-est: Meet the Reckless Cops With Thousands in Tickets

A single unmarked NYPD car has been nabbed by city speeding cameras hundreds of times over the past three years — but there's no paperwork disputing the tickets as essential to police work.

Sammy Sussman

June 24, 2026