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DOT Debuts Plans for Protected Bike Lanes on Crescent and 31st Streets in Astoria
After a long campaign by activists, the city aims to protect cyclists from chaotic traffic between the Triborough and Queensboro bridges.
February 12, 2020
Advocates: We Don’t Need New NYPD ‘Vision Zero Unit’ — We Need Safer Streets and Better Trained Cops
The new unit is supposed to crack down on reckless drivers, but given the NYPD's record of racial bias, overpolicing, and lack of understanding, few are optimistic.
February 7, 2020
Brooklyn Pol Who Fought Street Safety Measure Now Blasts DOT For Delaying It!
Chaim Deutsch, who said he would oppose "any [bike lanes] in my district," is suddenly hounding the DOT for one on Emmons Avenue. No one believes him.
February 5, 2020
Brooklyn DA Let Killer Driver Off The Hook for No Reason
Police had arrested 49-year-old John Sherman shortly after he struck and killed 85-year-old Stella Clinton as he reversed into his driveway. But Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez dropped the case.
February 3, 2020
VIDEO: Cyclist is Killed by Reckless Trucker in Williamsburg — First of the Year
The first cyclist of 2020 has been killed in Brooklyn.
January 30, 2020
Activists Make Music To Demand DOT Fix Sixth Avenue’s ‘Road To Nowhere’
And the city says it's finally ready to make the fix.
January 14, 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
DOT Will Truly Protect Grand Street Protected Bike Lane
DOT confirmed it would install thick delineators, which provide a sturdier barrier to drivers, along the south side of Grand Street between Morgan Avenue and Rodney Street.
January 4, 2020
