Feds Charge Queens Man For Torching DOT Speed Camera — Oh, and Supposedly Plotting Mass Killing
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Elijah Song, a 27-year-old Flushing resident, is being held without bail.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about FDNY
Slow Down! Speed Demons Send Two People To Overwhelmed Hospitals
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Paramedics rushed two people to already over-capacity emergency rooms on Wednesday evening, thanks to speeding drivers who refused to slow down amid a worsening health crisis.
City Has Spent Half-a-BILLION Because of Reckless Driving by Workers
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The City of New York has spent more than $500 million since 2013 in payouts to the victims of road violence caused by employees of just five key agencies crashing their city-owned vehicles, Streetsblog has learned.
NYPD Secretly Alters Victim-Blaming Narrative of Death of E-Bike Rider and Charges Trucker
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"There is no excuse for this practice," said Marco Conner of Transportation Alternatives.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Frances Furlong Edition
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A letter to the editor sparks a rare bit of self-reflection (not really). Plus the other news of the day.
Firefighter Who Used His Car to Run Down a Cyclist is Still Driving Recklessly
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On Aug. 29, a speed camera caught De La Rosa's car speeding through a school zone in the Bronx.