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KOMANOFF: Transparency is Why DOT, Not NYPD, Should Oversee Crash Investigations
An expert in crashes gives his testimony on why the Collision Investigation Squad should be placed inside the Department of Transportation instead of inside the NYPD. It's all about transparency.
February 24, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: Solving Crime on the Subway — And Solving Placard Abuse, Too!
Leave it to a cartoonist — who plays with crayons all day — to come up with the answer to two key problems in New York City right now: subway crime and placard abuse.
February 24, 2021
TODAY AT CITY HALL: NYPD Will Push Back on Council Effort to Give DOT Crash Investigation Power
The question is: Whose vision should lead Vision Zero?
February 24, 2021
Tuesday’s Headlines: Helicopter Misery Edition
On Monday, we asked Mayor de Blasio why the city even allows helicopters — with their noise and pollution — when the total benefit to the city coffers is a mere $2- to $3-million in rent at two city-owned heliports. That plus all the other news of the day.
February 23, 2021
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
