Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about New York State DMV

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 […]

Rogue Private Carter Arrested for Suspended License

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 28, 2019

The NYPD's ongoing crackdown on rogue truckers continues.

Mark Schroeder, Cuomo's nominee to head the state DMV. Photo: Schroeder's Facebook page

New York State Finally Has a New DMV Commissioner. Here’s What He Needs to Do

By David Meyer | Jan 30, 2019 | 12 Comments

Buffalo Comptroller Mark Schroeder will fill a seat left vacant since Gov. Cuomo's first term. Streetsblog has a long list of actions he must take to make state roadways safer.

Senior Who Killed Pedestrian Madeline Sershen Pleads Guilty

By David Meyer | Sep 21, 2018 | 6 Comments

A slap on the wrist for a driver who killed.

Liberty Avenue intersection where a motorist killed Toolia Rambarose. Image: Google Maps

Motorist Who Killed Senior in Queens Crosswalk Pleads to Violating Victim’s Right of Way

By Brad Aaron | Aug 9, 2018 | 4 Comments

For killing Toolia Rambarose, 70, with a van in Richmond Hill last February, Kazim Mohammed was fined $50. His driving privileges were not interrupted.

Confirmed: The DMV and NYPD Are Cheating Cyclists Again

By Ben Fried | Aug 9, 2018 | 14 Comments

The Department of Motor Vehicles just can't seem to stop itself from tacking on erroneous $88 fines to cyclists who receive a traffic ticket.

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