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Driver Who Ran Down Black Lives Matter Protesters Skips Court Appearance Yet Judge Fails to Act
The "violent terrorist" who allegedly rammed peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters last year skipped his court appearance on Dec. 30 — but was not ordered arrested.
January 4, 2021
UPDATED: Another Cyclist Killed Along Brooklyn’s Deadly Third Avenue on Christmas Morning
A notorious Sunset Park death trap claims the life of a 33-year-old man.
December 30, 2020
A Round and a Roundy: Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer — And the NYPD Victim-Blames Again
We all know the old novelty song, "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" — but what if it actually happened? Our national treasure cartoonist explores.
December 28, 2020
ANALYSIS: So You Wanna Be New York City Mayor, Huh?
We asked candidates what they thought on a raft of street-safety issues. Here's what WE thought.
December 28, 2020
DECISION 2021: How Should the Next Mayor Rein In the NYPD?
Here's the frank assessment of 10 would-be mayors of de Blasio's many failures — and how to fix them.
December 21, 2020
DOI REPORT: NYPD Inappropriately Used Bikes As Weapons
“Our general finding is those tactics were overused in a disproportionate way," the Department of Investigations commissioner says.
December 19, 2020
OPINION: NYPD’s ‘Bike Safety’ Tweets are a Joke
The NYPD loves to tweet photos of officers handing out bike safety pamphlets to cyclists. But is this really a good role for the police, to stop people on bikes and make them take a flier on how it's their fault when they get hit by someone driving a car?
December 17, 2020
A Round and a Roundy: How the NYPD Investigates Crashes (Poorly)
Our editorial cartoonist was upset after reading our post about shoddy policing that absolved a driver off who had just rammed her car into a cyclist on the Second Avenue "protected" bike lane. So he made this.
December 15, 2020
Monday’s Headlines: Another Weaponized Car Edition
The big story of the weekend was the first story of the weekend: On Friday afternoon, a Queens woman drove into a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters, injuring six. Plus the other news.
December 14, 2020
Cops: 24th Cyclist Killed By Truck Driver In Harlem
Another cyclist — likely the 24th this year — has died on a New York City street, and police are blaming the victim.
December 11, 2020