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UPDATE: Cuomo Orders de Blasio to Ban Cars on Some Streets to Promote Social Distancing, But Mayor is Unsure
At his daily press conference on Sunday, the governor said he spoke with the mayor and with Council Speaker Corey Johnson to "develop an immediate plan" to "open streets."
March 22, 2020
Disabled Woman Latest Victim of Road Carnage
A woman crossing a Queens street on an "electric mobility scooter" was run down and killed by the driver of an SUV over the weekend, but the driver was not charged, police said on Tuesday.
March 17, 2020
Queens Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Motorcyclist
A Queens woman was struck and killed on Myrtle Avenue in Ridgewood on Saturday night by a motorcyclist whom witnesses described as traveling at an extremely high rate of speed.
March 16, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: City Takes Major Steps to Get Garbage off the Sidewalk
Bad news for city rats is great news for city residents.
March 11, 2020
Cops Finally Charge Driver Who Ran Over and Killed Queens Senior Last Fall
Police have arrested the driver who killed an elderly pedestrian last fall — six months after the fatal Queens crash.
March 9, 2020
UPDATE: Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Speeding Driver in Bay Ridge
“I am deeply shaken by [this] death of a pedestrian — killed by a speeding driver," said the area's state senator.
March 5, 2020
Manhattan Community Board Members To DOT: Fix Canal Now!
Activists and a transportation committee agree: Canal Street has no place in a modern, pedestrian-friendly city.
March 5, 2020
Can DOT Just Give Joe Borelli a Damn Crosswalk?
A Staten Island lawmaker known for his recidivist speeding is, at least, trying to help pedestrians in Annadale. But the city is reluctant.
March 5, 2020
Monday’s Headlines: Mourning in East New York Edition
A neighborhood grieves the lost of two children two days apart. Plus the rest of the day's news.
March 2, 2020
UPDATE: Bus Driver Arrested for Killing Girl; Mayor Sends ‘Thoughts and Prayers’
UPDATE: A yellow bus driver killed a 10-year-old girl in East New York, but was later charged, police said.
February 25, 2020