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Friday’s Headlines: ‘Propaganda of the Day’ Edition
Glossing over the real issues, the NYPD tries a soft touch on race. Plus, all the other news.
October 22, 2021
IGNORED, DISMISSED: How the NYPD Neglects 311 Complaints about Driver Misconduct
NYPD cops now close out thousands of 311 complaints about driver misconduct in mere minutes, contributing to a culture of lawlessness on city streets, a Streetsblog investigation into more than 26 million 311 complaints shows.
October 21, 2021
AWFULLY IRONIC: NYPD Threatens Tipster After Streetsblog Story About Prior Harassment Over 311 Complaints About Illegal Parking
“Keep fucking around,” the new harasser texted.
October 19, 2021
BAD COP, BAD COP: NYPD Threatens Tipster for Filing 311 Complaints About Illegal Parking
Members of the NYPD harassed a cyclist after he reported the cops for illegally parking, according to the complainant — and now the matter is under investigation by the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
October 18, 2021
SAFETY THIRD: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Deaf Man on Notorious Speedway that DOT Failed to Fix
A Brooklyn man was killed by a hit-and-run driver on a notoriously dangerous stretch of Atlantic Avenue in East New York on Friday night — a fatal crash that presents real-time evidence of the incompetence and apathy of city officials in keeping its most vulnerable residents safe.
October 16, 2021
Reckless Driver Pleads Not Guilty for Wrong-Way Crash that Killed Baby Apolline
The recidivist reckless driver now facing assault and manslaughter charges for killing a 3-month-old baby at a Brooklyn intersection last month pleaded not guilty on Thursday — even though he confessed and apologized for the crime when cops finally collared him after a frenzied and violent attempt to flee, prosecutors said.
October 14, 2021
DÉJA-BLEW: City Failed to Get Another Reckless Driver Off the Road Before Crashing Into Funeral Home
Too little, too late — again.
October 14, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: The Revolving Door of Street Safety Justice
For our national treasure cartoonist, this one draws itself.
October 13, 2021
Out-Of-State Drivers are Just The Worst … At Paying Their NYC Summonses
Drivers of cars with out-of-state plates owe the city tens of millions of dollars on more than 3.5 million unpaid parking and moving violation summonses since 2016 alone, a Streetsblog investigation of city data has discovered.
October 13, 2021
Powerful Manhattan Pol Says He Did Not Break State Law When He Doored Cyclist* And Fled^
* Dooring a cyclist is a crime. ^So is fleeing the scene of a crash before cops get there. So Keith Wright is likely in trouble.
October 12, 2021
