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The moment of impact on Ocean Parkway. Photo: NYC Scanner

Slow Down! Speed Demons Send Two People To Overwhelmed Hospitals

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 26, 2020 | No Comments

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.

More evidence of speeding. Photo: Jacob Robert

Statistics Show Speeding is Out of Control During Corona Crisis

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 24, 2020 | No Comments

Drivers are speeding like crazy — and now we have evidence.

Mayor Not Ready to Ban Cars on Some Streets, Despite Cuomo Order

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 23, 2020 | No Comments

"I understand [and] respect absolutely advocacy journalism [but] you're looking at this from one prism," the mayor said.

The city created a temporary protected bike lane on First Avenue during the UNGA, sending cyclists through the left side of the tunnel between 40th and 49th streets. Photo: DOT.

Mayor Announces Emergency Bike Lanes for Smith Street, Second Ave. ‘Gap’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 20, 2020 | No Comments

It's a start.

Eduardo Perez, one of many e-bike riders who still needs the state to legalize his ride. Photo: Wilfred Chan

Mayor Suspends E-Bike Crackdown During Coronavirus Outbreak

By Julianne Cuba and Dave Colon | Mar 16, 2020 | No Comments

"We will be suspending enforcement while restaurants are take-out and delivery only," said City Hall spokeswoman Freddi Goldstein.

Council Member Mark Treyger. Photo courtesy of NYC Council, John McCarten

Brooklyn Pol: NYPD Must Include Traffic Crashes In Crime Data

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 13, 2020 | No Comments

Council Member Mark Treyger wants New York’s Finest to include traffic crashes its world-renowned crime data portal known as CompStat so that crashes are treated with equal seriousness by the NYPD.

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