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City Hall Effort To Upend A Bike Boulevard Gets Underway With Online Survey

Mayor Adams's promised extra outreach on a basically finished bike boulevard in Brooklyn has started, but not the way he promised.

November 2, 2023

Adams Dismisses Bus, Bike Lane Mile Requirements At DOT Meeting

The Adams Doctrine on safe streets has become clear. And, yes, it involves a metaphor of drowning rats.

November 1, 2023

Mayor Boasts of His Record — However Spotty — As He Vows to Fix Corner Where Boy Was Killed

The move comes as critics blamed the mayor for not doing enough to keep roads safe in a year when nine children and a record number of cyclists have died in crashes.

November 1, 2023

Advocates Demand Daylighting at Intersections in Wake of Boy’s Death

"This is just the latest painful incident underscoring the need for additional investments in street safety, such as by daylighting intersections," says a key Council member.

October 31, 2023

Council Member Crystal Hudson Demands More Street Safety Projects, Including Ashland Pl.

The Brooklyn lawmaker issued a strong call for safety after the killing of a young boy by a tow-truck driver.

October 30, 2023

Cycle of Rage: Hey, DOT, Fix the Bottle, Not the Bottleneck

Faced with a massive car clot in the heart of a tony residential neighborhood, the DOT has a plan to ... create more space for cars.

October 30, 2023

Wednesday’s Headlines: Pain in the As-Phalt Edition

Here's a little follow-up on Jesse Coburn's latest investigation. Plus other news.

October 25, 2023

A ‘Dangerous’ Sunset: What’s Next for Reining In Reckless Drivers?

The city's Dangerous Vehicle Abatement Program expires on Thursday. And there's no new strategy to deal with the worst of the worst recidivists, except to appeal to the state for new laws.

October 25, 2023

Three NYC Asphalt Trucks Exploded Last Spring, Raising Safety, Environmental Concerns: Records

The explosions raise questions about the city's decision to use a paving material that other cities have phased out because of safety and environmental risks, an official said.

October 24, 2023

State Lawmaker Seeks to Close Moped-Registration Loophole

New legislation in Albany seeks to eliminate — in one fell swoop — the use of illegal mopeds by requiring sellers of the devices to register them with the DMV before buyers could take them out of the shop.

October 23, 2023