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FDNY Backing Council Bills to Address Deadly Fires from Lithium Ion Batteries
Bills to curb e-bike fires are moving ahead.
November 14, 2022
Central Park Conservancy Studying Ways to Make Park Loop Safer
The stewards of Central Park are reviving a long-overdue study to make the greensward safer for pedestrians and cyclists — as calls to redesign the “Wild West” roadways have intensified on the heels of yet another near-deadly collision.
November 10, 2022
Congestion Pricing Study Finds Law Enforcement Officers Are Manhattan’s Most Numerous Car Commuters
The area around Ground Zero is going to be ground zero in the battle over congestion pricing exemptions.
November 4, 2022
Pedestrian Seriously Injured in Park Slope Crash as Bloody Year Continues
A pedestrian was critically injured when the 21-year-old driver of a massive Ford van slammed into him in Park Slope — and the latest analysis of crash data shows that such injuries remain all too common.
November 3, 2022
Traffic from Car-Driving Charter School Parents Vexes Upper Manhattan; City Provides No Oversight
And it is about to get worse as two new charters are planning to open in the area.
November 1, 2022
SEE IT: Red-Light-Running Driver Causes Horrific Crash on Canal Street
"No! Nooo! Aaahhhh!" Those are the horrifying utterances made by a Manhattan cyclist a split second before he was hit by a driver on Canal Street last week.
October 26, 2022
How Electronic ‘Eyes’ Will Patrol the Curb of the Future
Cameras could police bike lanes, loading zones and more — if Albany lets the city move. Advocates: Keep plugging!
October 26, 2022
NO TRICK, ALL TREAT: City to Ban Cars on Some Streets for Halloween
A good safety announcement in Queens comes amid rabid heckling from the pro-car minority.
October 24, 2022
One Down, Thousands to Go: Cops Bust A Really Bad Driver For Doing Less-Dangerous Stupid Thing
Police in Bay Ridge collared a reckless driver who was, in the words of the local Council member, "driving like an asshole" and doing donuts on Shore Road — but the seizure of the car only reveals the weakness in the larger system of getting dangerous drivers off the road.
October 21, 2022
SAFETY LAST: DOT Admits To Intentionally Endangering Cyclists on Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue
The Department of Transportation is forgoing a city law by refusing to create a temporary bike lane to protect cyclists on Fourth Avenue amid construction along the crucial Brooklyn corridor — a pro-car, anti-safety move that one activist called "bullshit."
October 20, 2022
