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Opinion: Council Needs to Make Battery Package Better
Preventing battery fires is supporting delivery workers. Ensuring all e-bike batteries are safe is supporting delivery workers. We can have both: A city free of dangerous fires and a city that supports its delivery workers. We want legislation that puts safe batteries in the hands of the delivery workers who rely on them.
March 2, 2023
Opinion: New York City Streets Should Themselves Be Illegal!
New York City policies promise us safer streets, but drivers kill hundreds of people every year, including themselves. The city is giving us the opposite of the safety (not to mention the decarbonization) it promises. So let's make some streets illegal.
March 1, 2023
Eyes on the Street: The First (And Only?) Snow Report of the Year
Bottom line: The Departments of Sanitation and Transportation did a pretty good job this morning, but painted bike lanes present an ongoing concern.
February 28, 2023
Dolma’s Grieving Father, Pols Seek Traffic Light at Fatal Corner — But Larger Safety Improvements are Needed
The Department of Transportation says it will not add a traffic light at an Astoria intersection where a 7-year-old girl was killed earlier this month.
February 26, 2023
Bicyclist Killed on Residential Staten Island Street by a Reckless Driver
Is there no safe place to ride in this city?
February 25, 2023
Friday’s Headlines: Requiem for a Little Angel, Plus Some Janno News
The big story this weekend will be on Sunday, when friends and family members gather at an Astoria playground to remember Dolma Naadhun, the 7-year-old girl killed a week earlier by a reckless driver. Plus a bit of anger from Janno Leiber. And other news.
February 24, 2023
R.I.P. DOLMA: A Deep Dive on DOT’s Daylighting Dilemma
Streetsblog has heretofore unseen internal data that shows why DOT doesn't always like to provide full visibility at intersections.
February 24, 2023
Council to DSNY Commish: Move Faster on Rogue Carting Biz
The city’s long-awaited overhaul of the rogue private carting industry won’t happen until late 2024 at the earliest — five years after the reforms became law.
February 23, 2023
DID USPS KNOW? Driver Who Killed Cyclist Had Long Record of Recklessness Before and After Hiring
During the day-long trial, the driver's defense attorney blamed Williamson, even though the cyclist had the right of way.
February 22, 2023
A Presidents’ Day Interview with Brooklyn Borough Prez Antonio Reynoso
This president wants a completion of Brooklyn’s waterfront greenway and ensuring that the city better tackles road violence through improved street design and new laws.
February 20, 2023
