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Trucker Who Killed 3-Year-Old Boy In Harlem Blames Child’s Mother For Not Holding His Hand
“It’s being made out like I did something wrong, I did not,” the killer driver told Streetsblog. “The mother should have had the child in her hand.”
February 25, 2020
Lander ‘Reckless Driver’ Bill Will Seize Far Fewer Cars Than Originally Thought
Any combination of five red light or speeding tickets were originally enough to get your car seized. Now it's five red light tickets or 15 speeding tickets.
February 7, 2020
Wednesday’s Headlines: Road Violence is a Public Health Emergency Edition
If any one group deserves an award for alerting city officials about the danger of road violence, it is Families for Safe Streets. Plus the other news from yesterday.
February 5, 2020
City Not Using Camera Tickets to Crack Down on Reckless Cabbies
The Taxi and Limousine Commission claims it does not have the authority to take cabbies off the road for multiple camera-issued speeding tickets. But others say it does.
January 10, 2020
NYPD: Two People Killed By Truck Drivers Within Hours of Each Other on Tuesday
Two people were killed in as many hours by the drivers of massive trucks on Tuesday morning — one a 10-year-old boy and the other an elderly woman, a pattern of carnage that picks up where last year left off.
January 7, 2020
In Memoriam 2019: The Lives We Lost (And The Drivers Who Weren’t Charged)
The primary cause of death on New York City roadways remains reckless drivers. Yet more than half have not been charged. Here's our annual tribute to the dead — and our annual call for action.
January 6, 2020
Save the Date: Baby Carriage Blockade is Back on Jan. 11
Call it Mothers Against Deadly Driving.
December 20, 2019
Monday’s Headlines: Day of Remembrance Edition
Why won't the political class pay more attention to road violence, which kills far more people than gun maniacs or opiates? That and other stories in today's headlines.
November 18, 2019
Mother of Slain Cyclist Feels Pinned By NYPD
"I have to bring awareness, do rallies," said Yolanda Nieves. "I’m going to make a big stink."
November 12, 2019
Grieving Dad: Why I Support Corey Johnson’s ‘Master Plan’ Bill
Harold Kahn, whose son Seth died in a crash in 2009, spoke so eloquently about his loss that we present his words in their entirety.
October 30, 2019
