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NYPD Claims it Voided Bogus Ticket To Crash Victim For Not Wearing Helmet
The NYPD has a history of wrongly ticketing cyclists for made-up rules, misunderstanding vehicular laws, especially when it involves bikers, and even blaming them for their own deaths or injuries after crashes.
September 28, 2020
Sunday’s Protest to Demand More Pedestrian Space on the Queensboro Bridge Has Historic Echoes
Activists will gather at the Queensboro Bridge on Sunday to demand more space for pedestrians, 30 years after a similar band of pedestrian advocates got arrested for doing the same.
September 24, 2020
RANK BUFFOONS: NYPD Tickets Crash Victim For Not Wearing Helmet
“Cops issuing a summons to the victim of a crash is totally bogus," said one personal injury lawyer.
September 24, 2020
Pedestrian Killed in Flushing — And Driver Was Not Charged
The NYPD said this week that a pedestrian struck earlier in the month in Flushing had died — but it is unclear if the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad properly investigated the death.
September 23, 2020
OPINION: Curbing the Scourge of Illegal Street Racing
Pandemic-emptied roads have proved irresistible to reckless drivers. The FURIOUS Act would enable speed cameras to hold them accountable.
September 17, 2020
OPINION: Here’s Why We Should Decriminalize ‘Jaywalking’
Legislation to eliminate the crime of "jaywalking" — a very term that speaks to the worst excesses of car culture — is necessary now as we seek to rethink the breadth of the NYPD’s responsibilities.
September 17, 2020
Brother of Slain Cyclist: The City Failed Her — And All New Cyclists
“[It's] so frustrating that with everything that is being done around COVID, and telling people to find other ways to get around, thousands of New Yorkers are putting themselves at risk on the streets on New York,” John Pitts said.
September 17, 2020
Queens Pol: Decriminalize ‘Jaywalking’ Now To Eliminate NYPD Racial Bias
Jaywalking isn't a crime! So says Queens Council Member Costa Constantinides, who wants to make it legal to cross against a light.
September 15, 2020
Mask-Wearing MTA Chief Backs Mask-Averse NYPD As Mask-Mandate Enforcers
And MTA CEO Pat Foye also dodged a question about the police department's well-documented racial bias.
September 14, 2020
Cyclist Dies in Prospect Park Under Murky Circumstances
A cyclist died on Labor Day in a crash inside Prospect Park — with cops saying the rider merely lost control of his bike on a steep downhill, but a family friend disputing the official preliminary account.
September 12, 2020