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The garbage truck was still at the intersection an hour after the crash at Atlantic and Flatbush avenues, a sheet covering the victim's gruesome injuries. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Private Garbage Truck Driver Kills Pedestrian at Dangerous Brooklyn Intersection

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 4, 2022 | No Comments

The driver of a private sanitation truck struck and killed a man at a notoriously dangerous Brooklyn intersection on Friday afternoon, the latest in a string of fatal crashes amid the deadliest year so far under Vision Zero.

Council Member Mark Treyger. Photo courtesy of NYC Council, John McCarten

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Brooklyn Pol Blasts NYPD Chief Who Victim-Blamed Woman For Her Own Death

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 17, 2020 | No Comments

Council Member Mark Treyger accuses a top cop of not knowing the territory.

Council Member Antonio Reynoso reached a deal with the city on Thursday to reform the private carting industry by creating zones with a maximum of three haulers assigned to each. Photo: Antonio Reynoso.

City Strikes Deal To Reform Rogue Private Carting Industry

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 11, 2019 | No Comments

A maximum of three haulers will be able to pick up commercial waste in any given neighborhood zone, ending the current free-for-all with as many as 50 private carting companies racing through the streets.

Above, a private carting truck that lacks protective side rails. The city's historical deal on commercial waste zones will mandate the rails — if it ever gets off the ground. Photo: Facebook

Rogue Private Carting Industry Stalls on Mandated Safety Measure

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 3, 2019 | 2 Comments

“It is shameful,” said Justin Wood of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest.

Advocates: Reform Rogue Garbage Truck Companies Now!

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 28, 2019 | No Comments

A coalition has a seven-point plan that goes much further than the de Blasio administration's current proposal.

Rogue Private Carter Arrested for Suspended License

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 28, 2019 | No Comments

The NYPD's ongoing crackdown on rogue truckers continues.

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