Unlicensed Hit-and-Run Driver Charged for Killing 90-Year-Old in Queens
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Police took immediate action — a stark contrast to the NYPD approach to multiple recent fatal collisions.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Jamaica
Three Pedestrians and One Cyclist Dead in Weekend of Vehicular Violence
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Three pedestrians and one cyclist have been killed in the city since Friday night. Two drivers fled the scene, and two were reportedly exonerated by NYPD. At approximately 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Mary Gater was on the sidewalk on Jamaica Avenue near Sutphin Boulevard when an 85-year-old motorist, eastbound on Jamaica, “lost control” of a Chrysler […]
Proof That Congestion Pricing Supporters Do Exist in Queens
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Transportation Alternatives Queens Committee Chair Mike Heffron sends along this report from last night’s traffic commission hearing at York College in Jamaica, Queens. No huge surprise, Assemblymen Andrew Hevesi and Rory Lancman both came out against congestion pricing, citing not enough evidence it would work and demanding transit improvements without explaining where the money would […]
We don’t pay to drive…. ANYWHERE
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When London set up its congestion charging system in 2002, the city purposely decided to allow very few exemptions from the fee. Whether you are an elected member of Parliament, an off-duty police officer, or the head of Transport for London, it doesn’t matter. You are still paying £8 ($14) if you want to drive […]