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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
UWS Woman Killed By Driver — Another Hole in the Neighborhood Fabric
Police said that on Dec. 7, the driver of a 2016 RAM truck fatally struck 85-year-old Ellyn Berman as she crossed Broadway in the crosswalk near W. 61st Street at about 3 p.m. Berman died from her injuries on Dec. 16.
December 23, 2019
NYPD: Four People Killed by Drivers in 24 Hours, Six Within 48
If this is a war on cars, why are pedestrians and cyclists doing most of the dying?
December 20, 2019
Save the Date: Baby Carriage Blockade is Back on Jan. 11
Call it Mothers Against Deadly Driving.
December 20, 2019
City Council Could Make Gov. Cuomo Irrelevant in E-Bike Debate
City Council Member Rafael Espinal says he will press ahead with his bill to not only legalize the currently illegal throttle-controlled e-bikes that delivery workers favor.
December 17, 2019
Gov. Cuomo: Sign the E-Bike Bill Now!
De Quan Lu of the Chinese Mutual Support Labor Union spoke eloquently of workers living in fear of having their bikes seized by the police simply for doing a job that more and more New Yorkers want them to do.
December 6, 2019
Speaker Johnson: No, Really, This Time the City Will End Placard Abuse! (Or at Least Start to End it!)
If that sounds like a lot of hemming and hawing, ha ha, well, it is!
November 27, 2019
Advocates: Cuomo Must Save Delivery Riders From More NYPD Enforcement
With Mayor de Blasio unwilling to rein in the NYPD, advocates are calling on the governor to put a stop to the ongoing harassment with his pen.
November 22, 2019
