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Safety First! De Blasio Overrules Manhattan Community Board For Amsterdam Ave. Fix
A victory for street safety activists as the mayor moves against a board that has resisted improvements.
April 25, 2019
UPDATE: Cops Say They Have Arrested Driver Who Killed Anastasia Diaz on Staten Island
Police say they have identified the car whose driver fled after running over and killing a Staten Island pedestrian — and are asking the public to help find the vehicle and its operator.
April 23, 2019
Is UPS Finally Getting It? Top Exec Offers Some Evidence
We're still sick and tired of delivery trucks parking illegally and endangering cyclists. So we called Thomas Madrecki at UPS to discuss the issue.
April 22, 2019
Senior Pedestrian Killed in Staten Island Hit and Run
A driver hit and killed a senior citizen as she tried to cross a Staten Island street late on Saturday, then fled the scene, cops said.
April 21, 2019
Reckless and Drunk Corrections Officer Nabbed After Injuring Many in Crash: Cops
Another day, more carnage caused by a reckless driver. Will New York City rein in these dangerous vehicles?
April 19, 2019
Confronted with Facts, de Blasio Still Insists E-Bikes are Dangerous
An analysis shows that just nine pedestrians were injured by e-bikes in 2018 — yet the mayor calls them a safety threat and orders the NYPD to crack down on the mostly immigrant delivery workers who use them.
April 19, 2019
DOT Has Set a Date to Fix the Infamous ‘Second Avenue Gap’
Work will begin "in the next couple of weeks" to better protect riders between 68th Street and the Queensboro Bridge, an agency official said.
April 18, 2019
S#!t We Put Up With Every F@&%ing Day: What’s With All These Crazy Buses?
The morning crapshoot on Flushing Avenue is exacerbated by illegally parked buses.
April 17, 2019
Young Trucker Backs Over and Kills Senior in Manhattan
Another person is dead in a back-over incident.
April 17, 2019
Streetfilms Wayback Machine: When Union Square Sucked (Before DOT Fixed It!)
Let's go to the Streetfilms archive to see some really great footage of just how terrible Manhattan's Union Square was before it was transformed.
April 17, 2019
