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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
SEE IT! Transportation Alternatives Shows Off ‘Shovel Ready’ NYC 25X25 Projects
If you have five minutes, you really gotta look at these videos.
December 8, 2021
SEE IT! Streetfilms Takes You to the ‘Bike Boulevard’
The city's new "bike boulevards" are a success. Injuries are down, tensions are down and comfort is up.
December 8, 2021
GRIPE SESSION: Departing Council Member Cumbo Gives Parting Gift to Car Owners
"The issue is also about parking," said Cumbo, one of many elected officials in this low-lying coastal city that fail to connect the dots between excessive driving and global climate change.
December 7, 2021
Friday’s Headlines: Bollards are Just Toothpicks Edition
First, a quick video we wanted to show you of a speeding driver losing control of his car and slamming into a light post. Then the rest of the day's news.
December 3, 2021
Video Raises Questions About DA’s Decision to Clear Driver Who Killed Delivery Man, Attorneys Say
The video does not exonerate the driver in a way that Katz and the driver's lawyer believe, experts say.
December 2, 2021
OPINION: City DOT Must Do More To Fix Atlantic Avenue
Being a pedestrian or cyclist rather than a driver should not mean you are more likely to lose your life.
December 2, 2021
Unwilling to Wait for DOT, Neighborhood Residents Pitch Design for ‘Apolline’s Garden’
A tribute to a 3-month-old baby who was killed by a reckless driver appears to be moving forward.
December 1, 2021
Streetfilms: ‘Talking Public Spaces’ in the Meatpacking District
See it: Gorgeous plazas with lush plantings in movable containers. Refurbished 19th-century factory buildings on quaint cobblestone streets. People sipping drinks under red cloth umbrellas — and hardly a car to be seen. Are we really in the Manhattan? Yes.
December 1, 2021
