Yoshi Omi-Jarrett

Yoshi Omi-Jarrett is a graduate student studying Urban Planning at NYU. Originally from the Upper West Side, he attended Trinity College in Connecticut where he played baseball and majored in Sociology. He is a proud member of the Streetsblog Summer Specialist class of 2025.
Manhattan DA Says Alleged Central Park Hit-and-Run Cyclist Didn’t Flee, Drops Charges
Prosecutors said the 30-year-old cyclist "remained on the scene for about 45 minutes after the crash and waited for paramedics to arrive to treat the injured person."
Sean Duffy’s ‘Great America Road Trip’ Wants You to Drive to Central Park
Sean Duffy's "Great American Road Trip" encourages Americans to drive to sites in the most transit-rich and car-choked parts of the country.
Cyclist Arrested After Crash with Electric ‘One-wheel’-Style Unicycle
Carolyn Backus is charged with fleeing the scene of a crash causing serious injury, but the details are murky.
Brooklyn Judge Once Again Declines to Rip Up Bedford Ave. Protected Bike Lane… For Now
Well-connected lawyer Frank Seddio argued against the Bedford Avenue protected bike lane in court on Tuesday.
Friday Video: Sean Duffy’s ‘Great American Road Trip’ Should Include Trains
Give me highways or give me death!
Down-Ballot Recap: A Great Night for the Livable Streets Movement
The message: Stick to the livable streets guns.
Police Finally Remove Cars From Plaza in Downtown Brooklyn
The NYPD is finally waging class war — on the placard class.
MTA Capital Plan Approved, But Still Raises Three Billion Questions
This rubber stamp is missing its ink pad.
Cyclists Fuming Over Mayor Adams’s Removal of Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane
“I don’t think he cares if we die," said one cyclist on Bedford Avenue on Monday.