Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about New York State DMV

Reckless drivers kill and kill and kill again. Does the state DMV care?

How Many Bad Drivers Are There in New York State? DMV Doesn’t Know — And Doesn’t Seem to Care!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 6, 2019 | 17 Comments

DMV "does not have a way to know which records in our possession might answer the questions you have asked," the agency's Freedom of Information Law and Subpoena Unit told Streetsblog.

Candidates for Queens District Attorney talking about street safety are (clockwise from top left) Rory Lancman, Jose Nieves, Melinda Katz and Tiffany Caban.

Ask the Candidates: Which District Attorney Will Make Queens Streets Safer?

By Dave Colon | Jun 13, 2019 | 8 Comments

Mostly, the seven Democrats vying for the Democratic nomination on June 25 have been focusing on what many believe are traditional law-and-order issues. But Streetsblog grilled them all on the most basic quality-of-life issues facing our community: street safety.

City firefighter Brauley De La Rosa is back on duty after he tried to kill a cyclist with his car last month. Photo: Liz Gonzales

Police Arrest Maniac Who Tried to Drive Over a Cyclist — And He Should Never Have Been on the Road!

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 10, 2019 | 62 Comments

New York's Finest had initially let firefighter Brauley De La Rosa drive away without charges.

State Senator Andrew Gounardes has a bill that would get reckless drivers off the road. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Senate Bill by Gounardes Would Seize Licenses from Reckless Drivers

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 24, 2019 | 10 Comments

Speed cameras are not enough, the mayor admitted. Now, we have to go after recidivist scofflaws.

The city is being sued to block a protected bike lane on Central Park West — where Madison Lyden was killed last year. Photo: David Meyer

Drivers Would Learn About Sharing the Road, Thanks to Senate Bill

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 16, 2019 | 4 Comments

The state Department of Motor Vehicles will have to do a better job of instructing would-be drivers that they're not the only vehicles on the road, and that their fellow motorists aren't the only thing to watch out for, thanks to a long-stalled Senate bill that finally passed on Tuesday.

Cops Finally Arrest Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed a Man Last Year

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 6, 2019 | 5 Comments

Law enforcement has finally arrested the hit-and-run driver they say killed a Queens man on a Manhattan sidewalk in October — but only for fleeing, not for the reckless driving that killed the victim in the first place. On Feb. 19, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance quietly charged 37-year-old Bronx resident Tomas Dunn for taking […]

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