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EXCLUSIVE: City Pays Out Five Figures To Brooklyn Bridge Bike Crash Victim, Admits Dangerous Conditions
The city admitted under oath that it has done little to make the pathway safer.
October 7, 2020
Brooklyn DA Declines To Prosecute Driver Who Killed 10-Year-Old Boy, Infuriating His Grieving Family
“The family disagrees with the conclusion,” said personal injury attorney Leslie Kelmachter.
October 7, 2020
A Beautiful Day on the Queensboro Bridge — Will It Lead to More Space for Oppressed Pedestrians?
Participants in Monday's walkthrough said they got a firm quasi-commitment that the city would take back a lane on the Queensboro Bridge from car drivers and finally give it back to pedestrians.
October 6, 2020
A Round and a Roundy: Federal ‘Pedestrian Safety Month’ is a Joke
This week, our cartoonist Bill Roundy goes national to lampoon the federal government's weak response to the pedestrian safety crisis.
October 5, 2020
Manhattan Senior Mowed Down and Killed by Driver
A Manhattan man who was struck by the driver of a new SUV early last Thursday morning as he legally crossed in a Times Square crosswalk has died. The driver was not charged.
October 1, 2020
Federal ‘Pedestrian Safety Month’ Campaign Is An Offensive Parade of Dangerous Traffic Violence Myths
Our tax dollars paid for this? The first federally funded "National Pedestrian Safety Month" is centered around a press campaign aimed at blaming walkers themselves.
September 30, 2020
BOOM! September Numbers Show Bike Ridership Increase is Continuing
The latest numbers show that bike traffic was up 88 percent in August on the Queensboro compared to the weekday average before the pandemic.
September 28, 2020
Pedestrian Killed in Flushing — And Driver Was Not Charged
The NYPD said this week that a pedestrian struck earlier in the month in Flushing had died — but it is unclear if the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad properly investigated the death.
September 23, 2020
OPINION: Curbing the Scourge of Illegal Street Racing
Pandemic-emptied roads have proved irresistible to reckless drivers. The FURIOUS Act would enable speed cameras to hold them accountable.
September 17, 2020
OPINION: Here’s Why We Should Decriminalize ‘Jaywalking’
Legislation to eliminate the crime of "jaywalking" — a very term that speaks to the worst excesses of car culture — is necessary now as we seek to rethink the breadth of the NYPD’s responsibilities.
September 17, 2020
