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Dolma’s Grieving Father, Pols Seek Traffic Light at Fatal Corner — But Larger Safety Improvements are Needed
The Department of Transportation says it will not add a traffic light at an Astoria intersection where a 7-year-old girl was killed earlier this month.
February 26, 2023
Bicyclist Killed on Residential Staten Island Street by a Reckless Driver
Is there no safe place to ride in this city?
February 25, 2023
Friday’s Headlines: Requiem for a Little Angel, Plus Some Janno News
The big story this weekend will be on Sunday, when friends and family members gather at an Astoria playground to remember Dolma Naadhun, the 7-year-old girl killed a week earlier by a reckless driver. Plus a bit of anger from Janno Leiber. And other news.
February 24, 2023
R.I.P. DOLMA: A Deep Dive on DOT’s Daylighting Dilemma
Streetsblog has heretofore unseen internal data that shows why DOT doesn't always like to provide full visibility at intersections.
February 24, 2023
A Presidents’ Day Interview with Brooklyn Borough Prez Antonio Reynoso
This president wants a completion of Brooklyn’s waterfront greenway and ensuring that the city better tackles road violence through improved street design and new laws.
February 20, 2023
Opinion: The Driver Who Killed My Husband is Going on Trial; I Don’t Expect Much
I would like to say that I’m looking forward to justice being served, but I already know that’s impossible. The laws governing the deaths of people killed by car and truck drivers don’t seem very fair to me.
February 20, 2023
CYCLE OF RAGE: The Human Cost of ‘Criminal Mischief’
Don't tell these people that plate defacing is a victimless crime.
February 17, 2023
Pols and Advocates Demand City Crack Down on Last-Mile Facilities
Pols and advocates seeking to rein in the “last-mile” distribution facilities that are proliferating in low-income communities of color demanded — again — on Thursday that the city crack down on the gas-guzzling trucks ruining their neighborhoods.
February 16, 2023
Opinion: DOT’s Delancey Street Median Plan Should Just Be the Start of Major Improvements
Delancey Street is far from the only street that would benefit from an Allen Street-type makeover.
February 15, 2023
Adams Administration’s Bus Lane Shortcomings Are Worse Than We Originally Thought
The city's failure to make life better for bus riders is worse than you knew.
February 15, 2023
