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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
POST-MORTEM: Cyclist Victims Killed In 2020 Were Low-Income, Essential Workers
More than half of the 26 cyclists killed last year died on streets where the median income falls below the citywide average.
January 22, 2021
OPINION: A Livable Streets Agenda for the 2021 Mayor’s Race … And Beyond
A rare op-ed from the city's leading lawyer for victims of road violence.
January 21, 2021
Comptroller Stringer’s Chauffeur Racked Up Eight School Zone Speeding Tickets In 2020
He's fast — and we're furious.
January 21, 2021
Staten Island Pedestrian Run Down and Killed — Driver Gets Summons
A Staten Island driver fatally struck a senior citizen in a crosswalk last week, but ended up receiving just a minor summons, cops said.
January 20, 2021
Monday’s Headlines: MLK Day Edition
We're going to take today off to honor Martin Luther King Jr. but we'll be back tomorrow with lots of important information. For now, here's what you might have missed over the weekend:
January 18, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: The NYPD Discipline Problem
A new lawsuit seeks the hiring of a monitor to oversee the NYPD — something both the mayor and Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said was unnecessary. Our cartoonist begs to differ.
January 18, 2021
