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Man Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver in the Bronx
Police say that Christopher Nieves was crossing the southbound Bruckner service road near Austin Place at around 6 a.m. when he was hit by the driver of a brown or tan Chevy Tahoe, a mammoth vehicle.
June 16, 2019
Reporter’s Notebook: Corey’s a ‘Master’ Planner — And Other City Hall Takeaways
Council Speaker Corey Johnson has a problem with free parking — and other highlights from this week's hearing on the Speaker's landmark "master plan" bill for street safety.
June 13, 2019
Reporter’s Notebook: Vision Zero on Trial in the Bronx
All rise as Streetsblog brings you inside the courtroom of Bronx Judge Lucindo Suarez as Vision Zero itself is on the docket.
June 11, 2019
Drivers Kill Two More in Weekend Carnage — And Are, Surprise, Charged!
Sunday's arrests follow a pattern of cops acting swiftly only when a death is coupled with some other alleged vehicular transgression.
June 10, 2019
Another Bronx Judge Bows Out of Morris Park Ave. Vision Zero Case
Now four judges have recused themselves.
June 10, 2019
BIKELASH! Bay Ridge CB Rejects DOT Cycle Network — Will City Push Back or Cave?
The DOT had offered Bay Ridge only a "starter pack" of unsafe painted bike lanes on a few roadways, but a group of 18 vocal Bay Ridge residents persuaded the CB10 traffic and transportation committee to demand that the city do even less.
June 10, 2019
Maniac Driver Let Go By Cops After Trying to Kill Cyclist is Nothing New
And now Gothamist identifies the driver in the latest case as an FDNY firefighter and bodybuilder — who lives in Yonkers.
June 8, 2019
No Justice for Charles McClean, Killed by a Postal Service Driver
One month after the death, city and federal officials remain mute and continue to deflect attention away from both the death and how rogue USPS drivers can be reined in.
June 6, 2019
Op-Ed: Treat Traffic Deaths Like the Measles
Mary Beth Kelly: As safe-streets advocate, I am constantly amazed at just how many New Yorkers remain blasé about the serial killer hiding in plain sight.
June 5, 2019
Road Fatalities Are Way Up* (Yes, That’s an Asterisk)
Pay no attention to those statistics on that seemingly official NYPD website — traffic fatalities are not up 26.2 percent so far this year. They're "only" up 22.4 percent.
June 5, 2019
