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‘DIE-IN’ SPECIAL REPORT: Without Safety Fixes, Cycling is in a Death Spiral
We talked to riders — and, more important, would-be riders — who told us to send one message to the city: "Mayor de Blasio, we don't feel safe."
July 9, 2019
BLOOD IN THE STREETS: Three More Pedestrians are Dead [UPDATED]
Three more pedestrians have been killed by reckless drivers — bringing the total death count this bloody year to 106, or 14 percent more than this time last year.
July 8, 2019
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Upper West Side Community Board Strongly Backs CPW Protected Bike Lane
After a raucous two hours of debate and testimony, CB7 voted 27-7 in favor, with five abstentions.
July 3, 2019
UPDATE: NYPD Arrests Driver Who Hit and Killed a Woman in the Crosswalk
Updated: Cops cuffed the driver who struck and killed a woman in a crosswalk of a Brooklyn intersection, the NYPD said on July 8.
July 1, 2019
Busway Blues: Judge Halts City’s Transit Plan for 14th Street
A judge has ordered the city to halt its plans to convert a long stretch of 14th Street into a bus route — dashing, at least for now, a basic improvement of service for long-suffering transit riders.
June 28, 2019
NYPD May Stop Ticketing Cyclists After They’re Killed
NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan’s seemingly ad-libbed comments came after a reporter at unrelated press conference asked why bikers are typically targeted for enforcement after they are killed by car drivers.
June 27, 2019
Here’s What the NYPD Doesn’t Want You to Know About Its ‘No-Bell’ Crackdown
The NYPD has denied a freedom of information request seeking information about police officers' targeted harassment against cyclists back in April.
June 21, 2019
Council Member: Cops Shouldn’t Let Drag Racers Off With a Warning
Bay Ridge Council Member Justin Brannan is calling out New York’s Finest for letting four kids off the hook for drag racing in the residential neighborhood — only paying a visit to the kids' parents to deliver a "don't do it again" speech.
June 13, 2019
BREAKING: Vision Zero Bill Will Become Law — Without De Blasio’s Signature
City Hall spokesman Seth Stein confirmed that de Blasio will allow the bill to "lapse into law" on June 28, 30 days after it passed on May 29.
June 8, 2019
Even Before Congestion Pricing, City Must Expand Bike Network: Advocates
"We want a piece of the action in the form of space on the streets for a much better bike network," said Bike New York’s Jon Orcutt.
June 6, 2019
