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Thursday’s Headlines: More Charges Please! Edition

By Streetsblog | Aug 22, 2019 | 7 Comments

The killer of Jose Alzorriz (pictured) will be brought to account — but law enforcement still shrugs at so much other recent vehicle violence. Click here for that story and more in today's news digest.

Surveillance video shows the moment of impact. Photo: Umar Altaf via YouTube

UPDATE: Driver Arrested For Killing Cyclist on Coney Island Avenue

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 21, 2019 | 19 Comments

The NYPD has thrown the full summons book at driver Mirza Baig.

An abandoned car turned art project on Huron Street. Photo: Julianne Cuba.

UPDATE: City Finally Removes Abandoned Car That Anonymous Greenpointer Turned into Art Statement

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 21, 2019 | 16 Comments

An abandoned car is an eyesore — unless its art!

DOT won't fill in the last remaining gap of the Second Avenue bike lane between 43rd and 34th Streets until next year.

Second Avenue Bike Lane Gap Won’t Be Filled Until Next Year

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 20, 2019 | 5 Comments

The good news is a date is finally set. The bad news is that it's not this year.

NYPD to Drivers: Slow Down and Stop Killing People!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 16, 2019 | 59 Comments

Cops will be out in force with radar guns to stop drivers — who apparently are much more likely to speed on hot summer weekends.

The truck driver who killed Aurilla Lawrence in Williamsburg on Feb. 28 will face no consequences for the crash. Photo provided by Danijela Dusanic.

DA Won’t Charge Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Aurilla Lawrence

By Dave Colon | Aug 16, 2019 | 43 Comments

Another hit-and-run driver will escape accountability in New York City thanks to police and prosecutors who won't bring charges against motorists who kill.

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