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Amy Cohen speaking during a rally. File photo

CRUSHING BLOW: Sammy’s Law Lacks ‘Enough Support’ in State Assembly

By Julianne Cuba | May 31, 2023 | No Comments

State lawmakers will not bring Sammy’s Law to a vote this session, according to advocates and the Brooklyn City Council Member who was influential in garnering long-overdue support for the measure in the Council.

Kids are endangered at intersections like Church and Flatbush avenues, close to Erasmus Hall High School, but the city is cutting crossing guard positions. Photo: Bess Adler

Nearly 500 Crossing Guard Positions, Rather than Being Filled, Are Cut By Mayor Adams and NYPD

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 25, 2023 | No Comments

The NYPD has cut close to 500 crossing guard positions in a money-saving measure — a move that puts kids at risk on school roadways that were already more dangerous than other city streets.

Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez at a rally to support Sammy's Law last month. Photo: Transportation Alternatives

City Council Poised to Pass ‘Home Rule’ Message for Sammy’s Law on Thursday

By Julianne Cuba | May 24, 2023 | No Comments

On Wednesday, Council Member Jen Gutierrez shared the news that it's going to finally happen.

Here's my Georgia tag and its rightful owner, Georgia Department of Revenue Commissioner Frank O'Connell.

#TempTagTuesday: Pits from the Peachtree State

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 23, 2023 | No Comments

How easy is it to get a Georgia fake temp tag? I just purchased one in the name of the state's top motor vehicle official Frank O'Connell! Yes, it's the last edition of Temp Tag Tuesday.

The intersection of Homelawn Street and Grand Central Parkway Service Road where Daniel Zuzworsky (inset) was killed in January. Photo: Steve Vaccaro

‘Shattered’: Driver Fined Just $250 After Killing Queens Man

By Kevin Duggan | May 23, 2023 | No Comments

The wheels of justice grind on.

Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers. Photo: Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit

Council Transportation Committee Chair Says City Needs More Parking

By Julianne Cuba | May 22, 2023 | No Comments

The city should provide motorists with more parking spaces citywide in order to clear bus and bike lanes of illegal parking, the chair of the City Council’s Transportation Committee apparently said on Friday.

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