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Brooklyn DA Charges Reckless Backhoe Driver, Foreman for Killing Senior Pedestrian
The construction worker who backed over and killed a 61-year-old woman last year in Brooklyn — as well as the foreman at his jobsite — have been charged in the death.
January 7, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: Let’s See Those Narrow Snowplows Edition
As we write this early on Monday morning, we don't know if we're getting a snowpocalyse or a light dusting (a lot depends on that low pressure over Montréal, frankly). So let's start with the day's news.
January 7, 2022
A Round and a Roundy: Eric Adams Contains Multitudes of Personalities
Like everyone else, our national treasure cartoonist Bill Roundy has struggled to find a way to understand our peripatetic new mayor. He has a few ideas.
January 6, 2022
Op-Ed, Part II: Conversion to EVs is a Once-in-a-Century Chance to Fix Many Car Culture Problems
January 6, 2022
Op-Ed: Mayor Adams’s Blind Spot on Placard Abuse is Alarming, Given His ‘Covid and Crime’ Focus
Here's what happened when a street safety advocate texted Mayor Adams about placard abuse in Downtown Brooklyn.
January 3, 2022
LEGAL EASE: How I Got Secret NYPD Misconduct Reports — and How You Can, Too
Some lessons from a lawyer who pushed the Civilian Complaint Review Board — and won.
January 3, 2022
In Memoriam 2021: Too Many Lives Lost; Too Many Cases Unsolved
It's the bloodiest year of Mayor de Blasio's Vision Zero initiative — and hit-and-run cases are also on the rise. And the NYPD isn't solving enough of them. An analysis.
December 30, 2021
City Moves Ahead with Plan to Buy 250 Tesla Squad Cars — And Just Bought 184 Electric Ford Mustangs!
A no-bid contract raises some questions, but the city says electric cars are much more cost-effective over the long haul.
December 29, 2021
Incoming DOT Commissioner: ‘I Will Do More for Pedestrians and Cyclists’
Incoming Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez promised in the wake of Friday's fatal Midtown crash to tackle the "pandemic of crashes."
December 25, 2021
Friday’s Headlines: Merry Christmas! Edition
Let's send glad tidings, count our blessings ... and note some less-than-stellar news, too.
December 24, 2021
