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Wednesday’s Headlines: Who Watches the Watchmen Edition
The NYPD's top risk management official is out after criticizing cops' use of vehicular pursuits. Plus more news.
The Moped Crisis — An Analysis: The City Needs a Systemic Fix, Justice for Workers and Accountability by Tech Giants
Mayhem — and, more accurately, the perception of mayhem — on the streets of the city is provoking a new backlash against delivery workers. But are poor workers really the ones to blame?
Driver Gets Traffic Ticket for Killing Cycling Advocate
The driver who cops say ran over and killed Brooklyn cycling advocate Adam Uster was charged on Tuesday with a mere traffic ticket for the death.
NYPD Offers Few Details About Supposed Crackdown on Illegal Mopeds
The NYPD conducted a weekend blitz of illegal mopeds and other devices — but beyond that, the agency isn't saying much.
Safe Streets Advocates: Incoming NYPD Transportation Chief Must Do Better
With Chief Kim Royster out the door, what do safe streets advocates want from her successor?
Cops Arrest Reckless Driver Who Killed Education Leader Norman Fruchter
A reckless driver killed Norman Fruchter 26 years after his first wife died in the same manner. Cops finally arrested his killed this week.
Latest Cop Crackdown on Deliveristas Misses the Point: Advocates
The crackdown underscored how companies like DoorDash and UberEats earn millions while mostly immigrant "independent contractors" are subject to all of the legal punishment and road danger.
Opinion: NYPD ‘Safety’ Crackdown is Not About Safety at All
Here's a story about a cyclist named Lee, who got a ticket for "running" a red light.
Driver Charged in ‘Accident’ That Killed Upper West Side Senior
A driver who killed an Upper West Side senior in May — a crash that one cop said was just an "accident" — has been charged in the death, police said.
Family of Man Killed by Recklessly Driving Cop Sues City
The city must compensate the family of a Brooklyn man who was killed by a recklessly driving cop on Eastern Parkway last year, a new suit charges.
