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Streetsies 2021: The Most Annoying Things That Didn’t Get Done
Here's a litany of infuriating delays, epic fails, and mind-bending inaction on the part of every level of government — some of which could kill people! Which agency gets the most blame?
December 24, 2021
Streetsies 2021: The Best Project of the Year
It's not true that Streetsblog is constantly nitpicking every single thing the state or city Department of Transportation does! We love some projects ... like these.
December 20, 2021
The History of a Movement, Postscript: Notes on This Series
Here's a final roundup of details from Charles Komanoff's provocative series on the early street safety movement.
December 19, 2021
NYPD Bombshell: New ‘All Agency’ Policy on Placard Abuse Coming Soon
The dying de Blasio administration will apparently make one last effort to curb illegal use of parking certificates.
December 17, 2021
The History of a Movement, Part VI: Remembrance and Hope
In this penultimate chapter, one former Right of Way volunteer says, “I was very fortunate to have had that experience — utterly convinced, beyond the least shadow of a doubt, that we were doing the right thing."
December 17, 2021
History of a Movement, Part V: Things Fall Apart
Today's installment focuses on how reality — and the system — fought back.
December 15, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Would-Be Council Speaker Moya Caught Speeding in School Zones
It's not that kind of race, Councilman!
December 14, 2021
Who’s a Good Boy? Five Ways To Make Cities More Dog Friendly (Without the Car)
People who live with dogs are more likely to own cars and drive them — which is big news even without us running lots of photos of Kea Wilson's dog!
December 11, 2021
The History of a Movement, Part III: The Death of Dante Curry
"After marking a hundred streets with strangers’ names and body outlines, we were making a memorial to someone with whom we had a tangible, almost intimate connection. A child." Our seven-part series continues...
December 10, 2021
Bronx Pedestrian Killed by Driver Who Remains Uncharged
The Bronx man who was hit and badly injured by a driver at a busy intersection in the Bathgate section has died of his injuries, police said on Thursday, the latest death in the bloodiest year of Mayor de Blasio's Vision Zero initiative.
December 9, 2021
