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<p>Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York&#8217;s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.</p>


Brad Aaron

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Carnage

NYC Drivers Injured 1,250 Pedestrians and Cyclists in May, and Killed Seven

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NYC Drivers Injured 1,023 Pedestrians and Cyclists in April, and Killed Eight

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NYC Drivers Injured 1,083 Pedestrians and Cyclists in March, and Killed 12

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NYC Drivers Injured 950 Pedestrians and Cyclists in February, and Killed 5

<p>David was Streetsblog&#8217;s do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as deputy editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.</p>


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David Meyer

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CHEKPEDS

Map the Dangerous Streets in Your Neighborhood With This New Tool

Traffic fatalities have dropped every year since the de Blasio administration launched its Vision Zero initiative. The improvement was not substantial in 2016, however.

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Crash Data

NYC Traffic Deaths Are Falling, But Not Fast Enough

Reinvent Albany: NYPD Needs to Open Up Its Traffic Summons Data

The NYPD is making its TrafficStat crash-mapping tool available to the public, but data on where police issue traffic summonses is still not available. Image: NYPD