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Trucker Kills Woman in Flatbush And Walks By Saying the Magic Words: ‘I Didn’t Know!’
So few hit-and-run drivers are charged in this city. Here's another one.
April 4, 2019
UPDATE: Pedestrian Killed by Hit-and-Run Truck Driver at Horrible Flatbush Intersection
Police say the trucker, driving an 18-wheeler, fatally struck Linda Douglass, 67, as she crossed Flatbush Avenue at the intersection of Nostrand Avenue, killing her. He fled and is currently being sought.
April 3, 2019
S-COP-LAWS! Officers at Seven More Precincts Are Recidivist Reckless Drivers
Seven more precincts — and 31 percent of the police officers' personal vehicles had been slapped with multiple moving violations.
April 2, 2019
Safety First! DOT Revisiting Fourth Avenue Road Diet for Bay Ridge
Transportation officials say they will dust off an old plan to slow down speedsters in Bay Ridge — a life-saving proposal that the local community board killed in 2013.
April 2, 2019
De Blasio To Announce Car-Free Lower Manhattan Today!
After years of pressure from activists, Mayor relents and agrees to pedestrianize the entire area below Chambers Street.
April 1, 2019
SEE IT! Hundreds Rally to Keep Cars Out of Travers Park in Jackson Heights
It's a dangerous, combustible situation. Streetfilms auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. covered Saturday's rally and filed this film report.
March 31, 2019
TURN SIGNAL: Anti-Cyclist Bay Ridge is Now Increasingly Anti-Car
First, the neighborhood threw out street safety pariah Marty Golden. Now, it is coming together to hold drivers accountable.
March 29, 2019
Community Boards: The Roadblock to Safer Streets
If you're wondering why your street doesn't have a bike lane, you might want to check with your local community board.
March 27, 2019
CB9 is ‘Adamant’ in Still Opposing Amsterdam Redesign Despite Fatal Crash Last Week
The West Harlem community board held a press conference on Thursday, invited Borough President Gale Brewer, then openly defied her on DOT's plan for a safer roadway.
March 26, 2019
Damage Control or Double-Down? CB9 To Make Announcement in Wake of Preventable Death
Community Board 9 may embrace a street safety redesign that it has long opposed for upper Amsterdam Avenue — and all it took was a young woman's death along the notorious speedway. Or maybe not.
March 25, 2019
