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Mayor de Blasio Isn’t Perfect on Talking the Vision Zero Talk — Or Walking the Walk
Mayor de Blasio remains under fire for not walking the Vision Zero walk anymore — but on Friday, he showed he can't even fully talk the talk.
May 31, 2019
Safe Streets Advocates to Mayor: We’re Just Waiting For Your Signature
Mayor de Blasio is suddenly backing a street redesign bill he has long opposed. Why? He has no choice.
May 30, 2019
‘Bike Mayor’ Job Seekers, Brush Off Those Resumes! Council May Create Key Position
Look out, Mayor de Blasio — you're getting a bike mayor whether you want one or not!
May 29, 2019
Vision Zero Itself Goes on Trial in the Bronx On Wednesday
The battle over Mayor de Blasio's signature street safety initiative was set in motion last month when a Bronx judge blocked the city from implementing a plan to tame drivers on a 31-block stretch of Morris Park Avenue.
May 28, 2019
A Pedestrian Was Killed Today In Harlem
A 55-year-old man was run down and killed by the driver of a BMW on Harlem's Malcolm X Boulevard early Saturday morning, police said.
May 25, 2019
Family of Dead Queens Pedestrian To Sue City Over Fatal Taxi Driver Crash
It's a bid to hold someone accountable for the death of Sherena Hundalani, 26, who was run over by a cab driver on a sidewalk.
May 23, 2019
Another Truck Driver Fatally Backs Over Another Pedestrian — And is Not Charged
A senior citizen was killed by a truck driver who backed over him on First Avenue on Tuesday morning — the second such incident in the same day and the second time the driver was not initially charged.
May 21, 2019
No Controversy as Park Slope Panel Backs Flatbush Ave. Bike Lane
“It’s a really strong proposal. It replicates what was done on Prospect Park West almost a decade ago that has worked very well,” said one board member.
May 20, 2019
Whew! Sen. John Liu’s Bill to Criminalize Walking Is Likely DOA
An upstate lawmaker appears ready to stop a bill that no real New Yorker would ever have introduced — Queens Senator John Liu's absurd bill to empower the NYPD to write tickets to "distracted" pedestrians.
May 20, 2019
NYPD Says ‘Thanks, But No Thanks’ To Council Bid to Improve Collision Investigation Squad
Police Commissioner James O’Neill doesn’t want more money to investigate road collisions.
May 15, 2019
