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Trucker With Suspended License Killed a Cyclist — And Got Only Another Suspended License
The father of the slain cyclist, 45-year-old Aaron Padwee, called it “a joke,” that will clearly do nothing to keep driver Agustin Osorio-Torres off the road.
October 28, 2019
NYPD Arrests Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Woman in Sheepshead Bay
Cops on Monday said they arrested the hit-and-run driver who ran over a 66-year-old woman in Sheepshead Bay last week, leaving her for dead.
October 22, 2019
Court to Local DAs: You Can Start Enforcing the Right-of-Way Law!
A state appeals court says the city's "failure to yield" law is legal, rejecting an argument by a killer driver.
September 24, 2019
Brooklyn DA Investigating Crash That Killed 10-Year-Old
Cops blame the victim and make excuses for the driver after an SUV runs amok in Midwood.
September 12, 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
Queens’s Next Top Prosecutor Dodges Whether She’d Boot CB Member Who Said Pedestrians ‘Deserve’ to Die
The Queens Beep still refuses to join her colleagues in condemning the community board member and city employee, who said at a public meeting that pedestrians “deserve” to die if they cross the street while looking at their phones.
August 7, 2019
Cy Vance’s Tale of Two Cities: Bus Fare Evaders Go To Court; Subway Scofflaws Go Free
Despite a headline-grabbing vow to stop prosecuting fare evasion, Manhattan DA Cy Vance will still throw the book at you for getting on the bus without paying.
July 23, 2019
StreetsPac: Vote for Tiffany Cabán for Queens DA
Tiffany Cabán, who has vowed to shake up the Queens district attorney's office if elected, is the best candidate on livable streets issues and combating road violence, according to the city's street safety political action committee.
June 22, 2019
BELIEVE IT! City Busts Eight for Placard Abuse
But critics said the enforcement is low-hanging fruit when compared to rampant placard abuse perpetrated by the city's own employees and cops.
June 4, 2019
Cops Charge the Driver Who Hit and Killed Former Columbia University Professor
Police have arrested the driver who hit and killed former Columbia University professor and dean Peter Awn.
March 20, 2019
