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Manhattan Council Member Demands Safety Improvements on 10th and 11th Aves
“We essentially have four-lane highways running through the heart of our community,” said new Council Member Erik Bottcher.
February 3, 2022
New Year Brings New Push for Albany to Do Something About Our Deadly Streets
Albany pols must do all the stuff they failed to do last year by not sending any bills from the so-called Crash Victim Rights and Safety Act to then-Gov. Cuomo's desk for signing.
January 27, 2022
NUMBER CRUNCH: Inside the Deadliest Year in Vision Zero History
It was worse than you thought.
January 26, 2022
Meet the Council’s Transportation Committee Chair: Selvena Brooks-Powers
Her home district is quite unlike the rest of the city. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
January 20, 2022
Ongoing Suspension of Scofflaw Towing Making Roadways Less Safe
The city has still not resumed hauling away the cars of tens of thousands of scofflaw drivers who rack up (and then don't pay) multiple infractions for their dangerous driving or also-dangerous selfishness — despite 2021 ending as the bloodiest year for road violence since 2013.
January 18, 2022
Despite End of Holiday Season, DOT Has No Update on Long-Stalled Fifth Ave. Project
New mayor, same old problem.
January 10, 2022
N’East Queens to DOT: Give Us the Safest Bike Lanes, Not Just Paint
They want the best or nothing.
January 4, 2022
In Memoriam 2021: Too Many Lives Lost; Too Many Cases Unsolved
It's the bloodiest year of Mayor de Blasio's Vision Zero initiative — and hit-and-run cases are also on the rise. And the NYPD isn't solving enough of them. An analysis.
December 30, 2021
THE DE BLASIO LEGACY: Eight Years of Vision Zero Ends with More Cars and More Death
Car ownership under this mayor has been steadily rising since his very first days in office. And on Monday, he claimed that's not part of his legacy.
December 28, 2021
THE DE BLASIO LEGACY: Eight Years Of Broken Bus Policy
Two terms in office and one big missed opportunity to end the "Tale of Two Cities" for transit.
December 27, 2021
