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City Has Spent Half-a-BILLION Because of Reckless Driving by Workers
The City of New York has spent more than $500 million since 2013 in payouts to the victims of road violence caused by employees of just five key agencies crashing their city-owned vehicles, Streetsblog has learned.
November 21, 2019
Mayor Didn’t Crack Down on Reckless Cops, Yet Does Not Feel Responsible for Speeding Cop’s Death
He's still promising "more will be done," but it's unclear if anything has been done.
November 20, 2019
Scofflaw Driver Kills Man in Manhattan Crosswalk, But Cops Issue No Charges
A driver ran over and killed a 61-year-old man in a Manhattan crosswalk earlier this month — but cops are already absolving the driver of any wrongdoing, telling the press that he "didn't realize" he had hit anyone.
November 20, 2019
Brooklyn Precinct, Where Drag-Racing Cop Worked, Has Many Reckless Drivers
Police Officer Garman Chen, who died in a fiery crash after apparently drag racing on the FDR Drive, is certainly not the only cop at the 76th Precinct with a documented record of reckless driving.
November 18, 2019
A Round and a Roundy: Cartoon Mocks NYPD ‘Churro Crackdown’
This week's cartoon by Bill Roundy openly mocks the NYPD's ongoing crackdown on churro vendors.
November 18, 2019
KOMANOFF: Visit to Site of Matt Travis’s Death Invokes Sadness, Rage
I needed to know exactly how Matt Travis died.
November 18, 2019
NYPD and Mayor Have Ignored Repeated Warnings About Recklessly Driving Cops
Neither took action against reckless cops that might have saved the life of Officer Garman Chen, a speed demon with a long list of moving violations.
November 17, 2019
MTA Will Spend $249M On New Cops to Save $200M on Fare Evasion
Guess this is why they don't call it the Mathematics Transportation Authority.
November 14, 2019
De Blasio Stands By NYPD Transportation Chief Thomas Chan, Despite Missteps
The exchange between Streetsblog and Hizzoner was telling.
November 14, 2019
