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Andrew Cuomo delivers his 2020 State of the State address. Photo: Darren McGee/ Governor's office

Governor Uses ‘Deliver Justice’ Rhetoric To Tout E-Bike Legalization

By Dave Colon | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments

ALBANY — Cuomo's plan to legalize the throttle-controlled bikes favored by delivery workers is part of the governor's "Making Progress Happen" agenda. It included the advocacy phrase "deliver justice."

A sensor could have alerted the driver of this massive cement truck that the woman was right in front of it.

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The Ongoing Shame of How the NYPD Downplays Road Violence to Shield Drivers

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments

The death of Judith Wieder once again highlights a major failure of the NYPD to properly inform the public — but only because the death was caught on video.

"Jaywalking" — everyone does it. So why are the vast majority of tickets written to blacks and Hispanics?

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NYPD Targets Blacks and Latinos for ‘Jaywalking’ Tickets

By Martin Samoylov and Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments

The NYPD has found another way to harass people of color: jaywalking tickets.

A cement truck driver killed an elderly woman with a cane in Borough Park last week: Citizen

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NYPD: Two People Killed By Truck Drivers Within Hours of Each Other on Tuesday

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 7, 2020 | No Comments

Two people were killed in as many hours by the drivers of massive trucks on Tuesday morning — one a 10-year-old boy and the other an elderly woman, a pattern of carnage that picks up where last year left off.

Mayor de Blasio (with his Police Commissioner Dermot Shea) defended his crackdowon on delivery workers. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

SOME PROGRESSIVE! Mayor de Blasio Can’t Stop Slandering E-Bike-Riding Delivery Workers

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 6, 2020 | No Comments

What's with this guy? Seriously.

All the vehicles in this picture are parked illegally in the Jay Street no-standing (placard abuse) zone. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Placard Crackdown Begins! (Well, Actually, No it Doesn’t!)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 6, 2020 | No Comments

Placard crackdown? Not in Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City or Lower Manhattan at least.

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