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OPINION: It’s Time to End NYPD’s Current Role in Crash Investigations
A victim of road violence speaks.
February 23, 2021
Friday’s Headlines: Looking Around Corners Edition
The NYPD announced two high-profile arrests yesterday, which wouldn't make necessarily be the headline in our daily headlines except for the fact that the City Council is considering reining in the police's oversight of crash investigations. Plus all the other news from a busy Thursday.
February 19, 2021
Advocates Say Bill to Address Helicopter Frustrations Doesn’t Go Far Enough — NYPD, and Out-of-Towners Still a Problem
A City Council effort to rein private helicopters that locals say has terrorized the city with noise and pollution will do little to actually curb the problem, advocates say.
February 18, 2021
Monday’s Headlines: Crime and Crime Again Edition
In the meantime, the big story over the weekend was crime, thanks to the homicidal efforts of a mentally ill man. But everyone but the Times got the story wrong. That, plus the other news from the weekend.
February 15, 2021
FOIL’ED AGAIN! DOT Does Not Want the Public to See its Placard Abuse Enforcement Guide
“We believe DOT is illegally withholding information from the public that would allow New Yorkers to help root out the corruption on our streets,” Placard Abuse said in a statement.
February 15, 2021
City Council and Mayor on Collision Course Over, Well, Collisions
The City Council will defy Mayor de Blasio and strip the NYPD of its power to investigate crashes and deliver that crucial street safety role to the Department of Transportation, a move that advocates have long sought, but that the mayor indicated this week he'll fight.
February 11, 2021
ANALYSIS: Is Jailing Killer Drivers the Only Way Forward for Street Safety?
The indictment of a killer driver earlier this year is a turning point in how prosecutors hold drivers accountable — but it also might be an inflection point as the safe-streets movement confronts the role of incarceration in making roadways safer. A deep dive.
February 9, 2021
UPDATE: Pedestrian Killed by Trucker in Midtown — Driver Not Charged With the Death
A 64-year-old woman was struck and killed by a truck driver in Times Square on Saturday afternoon, but the driver was not charged.
February 7, 2021
Two Drivers Kill Pedestrians in Separate Incidents — One Flees
Two people walking outside of cars were killed by drivers on Friday in separate incidents in Staten Island and Queens, police said, with one of the drivers fleeing his or her actions late at night.
January 30, 2021
BOMBSHELL: Council Seeks to Take Crash Investigation from NYPD to Increase Road Safety
The City Council is moving aggressively to rein in the NYPD.
January 29, 2021
