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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
OPINION: Surviving a Hit-and-Run Bike Crash in a City Choked by Cars
New Yorkers came to my aid — but the driver who plowed into me escaped. He knew that, in a city where bicyclists are dehumanized, he could get away with it.
September 27, 2020
New Civic Group — CityRise — Will Push Mayor To Counter ‘Carmageddon’
CityRise will reach into tactical urbanist playbook in bid to make city streets livable post-COVID.
September 23, 2020
FISCAL YEAR FAILURE: De Blasio’s DOT Installed Just 642 Bike Racks
The shortfall comes as the administration continues to build bike lanes, presumably to encourage cycling.
September 18, 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
Cops Stand by as Buses Block Bike Lane at Deadly Brooklyn Intersection
The Williamsburg corner where a cyclist was killed on Monday is the very picture of a Vision Zero 'policy failure.'
September 9, 2020
Hit-and-Run Driver Sends Bronx Cyclist to Hospital Amid Injury Surge
Recent police enforcement actions haven't helped a borough short on protected bike lanes.
September 4, 2020
Pedestrianize ‘Main Street’ To Save It, Says Comptroller (and Mayoral Hopeful) Scott Stringer
The future of the city's economic recovery could be determined by our own two feet, according to a series of proposals from the city's top money man.
August 7, 2020
Yet Another Report: Yes, Mr. Mayor, Carmageddon is Coming
Manhattan will become gridlocked with cars — no matter how strongly the economy roars back — unless city officials "prioritize road and street space for pedestrians, cyclists, buses and high-occupancy vehicles," a new report says.
August 4, 2020
SHABAZZ STUART: City Contracts Hold a Key to the Next Black Renaissance
The status quo is profoundly damaging to our city.
July 22, 2020
