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Greenway Killer is Sentenced 3½ to 10½ Years
Portraits of cyclists killed on the streets of New York, Eric Ng, Keith Powell, Andre Anderson, and Carl Nacht by artist Christopher Cardinale.
January 4, 2008
The Case Against Pull-in Angle Parking
"Pull-in angle parking" on 97th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue.
January 3, 2008
January 3rd: The Wrongdoer is Brought to Justice
"The wrongdoer is brought to justice because his act has disturbed and gravely endangered the community as a whole, and not because damage has been done to individuals who are entitled to reparation. It is the body politic itself that stands in need of being repaired, and it is the general public order that has been thrown out of gear and must be restored." -- Hannah Arendt
December 21, 2007
Daily News to Deceased Cyclists: “Your Fault.”
Last week, we criticized accounts of the death of 63-year-old cyclist David Smith, who was memorialized Wednesday with a Ghost Bike and a die-in on Sixth Avenue. Though Smith was riding in the bike lane and was knocked into traffic by an illegally parked driver who opened his door in Smith's path, initial media reports portrayed the crash as a blameless "freak mishap."
December 14, 2007
NY1 Snap Poll: How to Make NYC Safer For Cyclists?
A week after two cyclists were killed in midtown, NY1 wants to know, in its very limited multiple choice format, what needs to be done to make New York City safer for cyclists. Your options are:
December 13, 2007
Cyclist Doored, Killed by Truck in Midtown
A truck driver opened his door into the path of a 63-year-old cyclist this morning, sending him into traffic, where he was run over by another truck. Though the cyclist, who has yet to be identified, was conscious immediately following the collision, he was later pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital.
December 5, 2007
One Intersection, Two Injured Pedestrians, One Summons
On November 24, a woman and an 11-year-old girl were hit by different vehicles at the same Brooklyn intersection -- Liberty Avenue at Crescent Street -- in the space of 90 minutes. Both victims were injured; the girl, who was hit by a cement truck, was hospitalized.
December 4, 2007
Crashstat 2.0 Reveals NYC’S Most Dangerous Intersections
Crashstat shows Fordham Rd. in the Bronx to be one of the most dangerous streets in New York City.
December 4, 2007
DOT Rolls Out the New Lower Manhattan Crosstown Bike Route
The street re-surfacing men and machinery were out in force in Soho last night. Houston Street Bike Safety Initiative Director Ian Dutton snapped this photo on Prince Street. Once the street is repaved, the Department of Transportation will stripe the hotly debated Prince and Bleecker Street bike lanes.
November 8, 2007
Invisible Man
The brain experts tell us vision is an act of discrimination. In other words, we don't see everything; see what we look for, what we expect to see.
November 5, 2007