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POST-MORTEM: Cyclist Victims Killed In 2020 Were Low-Income, Essential Workers
More than half of the 26 cyclists killed last year died on streets where the median income falls below the citywide average.
January 22, 2021
Street Safety Groups to President Biden: Commit to a Federal Vision Zero Plan
"For decades ... we have lacked the leadership to make roadway safety a national priority in the United States," says the letter, which is signed by groups including New York's own Families for Safe Streets.
January 21, 2021
Poll: Too Many New Yorkers are Injured in Crashes — And Too Few Even Know About Vision Zero
January 13, 2021
UPDATED: Another Cyclist Killed Along Brooklyn’s Deadly Third Avenue on Christmas Morning
A notorious Sunset Park death trap claims the life of a 33-year-old man.
December 30, 2020
License Revoked For Driver Who Killed 10-Year-Old Boy Last Year
The Department of Motor Vehicles has revoked the license of the driver who killed a 10-year-old boy waiting at a bus stop in Midwood last year, a driver whom Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez declined to prosecute.
November 17, 2020
Monday’s Headlines: Day of Remembrance Edition
Once again, the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims came as the city finds itself in the midst of a blood tide of violence on our streets. That story, and more, by clicking the headline above.
November 16, 2020
Warrant Out for Trucker Who Killed 3-Year-Old in Harlem Last Year
Jaime Sabogal, who struck little Bertin DeJesus, failed to appear in court to answer graver charges.
November 2, 2020
Brooklyn DA Declines To Prosecute Driver Who Killed 10-Year-Old Boy, Infuriating His Grieving Family
“The family disagrees with the conclusion,” said personal injury attorney Leslie Kelmachter.
October 7, 2020
Girl’s Death Renews Call For Safe Streets Around Schools As Kids Start In-Person Learning
The mayor has failed to keep school kids safe as they return to public schools this week amid an epidemic of speeding and reckless driving, advocates bellowed on Tuesday, one day after a 7-year-old girl was killed by an armored truck driver.
September 29, 2020
Brother of Slain Cyclist: The City Failed Her — And All New Cyclists
“[It's] so frustrating that with everything that is being done around COVID, and telling people to find other ways to get around, thousands of New Yorkers are putting themselves at risk on the streets on New York,” John Pitts said.
September 17, 2020
