Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Elderly & Disabled

This is what people in wheelchairs face every day. Photo: Churchill Ndonwie

Feds: City’s Interpretation of Disabilities Act is ‘Wrong’

By Churchill Ndonwie | Oct 7, 2022 | No Comments

The federal government says the city's interpretation of the Americans With Disabilities law is wrong, and that the city must clear pedestrian pathways and remove any interferences to the disabled — and that includes placard abusers or illegal parkers.

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OPINION: Here’s Why We All Need to Imagine a ‘Week Without Driving’

By Addie Walker | Sep 19, 2022 | No Comments

Disability Rights Washington spreads awareness of the transportation challenges of the differently abled.

Restaurants have embraced outdoor dining, and the mayor is giving them even more street space. But the city must ensure that private interests don't overwhelm public needs in outdoor space. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Op-Ed: The Dangers of Privatizing Public Space

By Nicole A. Murray | Jul 5, 2020 | No Comments

As the city opens streets for restaurants, we must ensure that businesses' interests do not crowd out public needs.

Last year, Council Speaker Corey Johnson (at podium with disabled advocate Sasha Blair-Goldenshon in the foreground) said he supported better subway accessibility. Not much has changed in the 18 months since this photo was taken.

Two More Reasons to Support Congestion Pricing: Safety and Transit Accessibility

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 31, 2019 | 4 Comments

The money would fund improvements to disabled transit riders while also making roadways safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

Senior Who Killed Pedestrian Madeline Sershen Pleads Guilty

By David Meyer | Sep 21, 2018 | 6 Comments

A slap on the wrist for a driver who killed.

More than 200 people rallied in Whitestone on Monday night to demand that DMV conduct road tests for older drivers. The protest follows the death of Maddie Sershen after an 88-year-old driver ran a red light on Utopia Parkway. Photo by Rita Barravecchio

Queens Residents Demand Retests for Older Drivers After 88-Year-Old Kills Teen In Whitestone

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 30, 2018 | 9 Comments

Drivers lose skills as they age, so why aren't they retested? More than 200 Queens residents rallied on Monday to ask that very question.

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