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Safe-Streets Advocates Demand That de Blasio ‘Focus on the Real Problems Killing New Yorkers’
The mayor should fix faulty streets and rein in reckless driving — not pursue useless helmet laws.
September 11, 2019
UPDATED: Out-of-Control Driver Hits and Kills 10-Year-Old Boy in Midwood
The carnage continues, as the city racks up its 147th traffic fatality this year.
September 10, 2019
SEE IT: Bronx Cop Smashes Teen’s Bike
What does destroying private property have to do with 'Courtesy, Professionalism, and Respect'?
September 10, 2019
Council Members: Mayor Was Just Mouthing Off on Helmets, Licenses
Remarks damaging to cycling may have originated with a journalist.
September 10, 2019
Citi Bike Hits New Record With More Than 90,000 Rides in a Single Day
New Yorkers are gleefully pushing the pedals of the blue bikes, leaving the mayor in the dust as he undermines city cycling.
September 6, 2019
De Brainless: Mayor Endorses Meritless Helmet and Licensing Requirements for Cyclists
The idea that helmets make cyclists safer flies in the face of every piece of research done on the subject including by, uh, the mayor's own Department of Transportation.
September 4, 2019
Brooklyn Beep Favors Women Employees Over Men in Illegal Parking
Sexism, paternalism, and corruption — such a wonderful Brooklyn combination!
September 4, 2019
STREETSBLOG INVESTIGATION: Hit-and-Run Drivers Injure Thousands — Why are So Few Ever Charged?
Factors include badly worded state law, flawed NYPD investigations, juries comprised of drivers, and, let's face it, a general sense that vehicular crimes are not treated with the same level of seriousness as other crimes.
September 3, 2019
Eyes on the Street: Hey, DOT, About That Protected 26th Street Bike Lane…
It's not a protected bike lane if cars can park in it. Looking at you, West 26th Street.
August 27, 2019
Op-Ed: Bike Lane Missing? Danger Found
A group bike ride around Brooklyn shows that DOT has its work cut out for it. Here are small fixes that could keep cyclists and pedestrians alive.
August 23, 2019