Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about fatalities

A truck crashes into a traffic drum on 43rd Street and Broadway in Manhattan in 2019. As the truck reverses, a child looks on. The next Manhattan district attorney will have a huge role in determining how the city responds to traffic violence.

OPINION: Treat Traffic Violence as an Epidemic

By Tali Farhadian Weinstein | Mar 8, 2021 | No Comments

Manhattan district attorney hopeful Tali Farhadian Weinstein looks to driver-accountability law, technology to curtail reckless drivers.

OPINION: The Manhattan DA Must Put Muscle Into Traffic Safety

By Diana Florence | Jan 4, 2021 | No Comments

The office must establish a 'Vehicular Crimes Task Force' to investigate every death or serious injury, argues candidate Diana Florence, a former ADA.

A ghost bike for a cyclist killed last year. File Photo

... While DA Hopeful Quart Seeks Justice for Road Violence Victims

By Dan Quart | Dec 23, 2020 | No Comments

That means using all available laws to prosecute drivers for dangerous driving behaviors, argues candidate Dan Quart.

A screenshot of the Chelsea/Hell's Kitchen Democrats forum.

Several Manhattan DA Hopefuls Miss Mark on the Crisis of Reckless Driving

By Eve Kessler | Dec 4, 2020 | No Comments

A West Side Democratic forum for the most part showcases excuse-making and ignorance.

The scene of a fatal bike crash. File photo: Dave Colon

OPINION: Examine the Medical Competency of Crash-Involved Drivers

By Rosamond Gianutsos | Nov 27, 2020 | No Comments

Those who kill or maim rarely face such scrutiny before being allowed to return to the roads. Collision investigations ought to build in that capability.