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City Blames Baby Apolline’s Parents for Her Death Because Risks of Being a Pedestrian are ‘Obvious’
They should have known how dangerous New York City streets are!
August 9, 2022
In Her Own Words: Mom of Cyclist Fatally Struck on Upper East Side Demands Safe, Crosstown Lanes
Standing a block from where her only daughter died, Janice Mott made a gripping speech directed at city officials, but also a touching speech that expressed the ultimate grief over losing a child to road violence.
August 8, 2022
Bronx Pol Loses Fight Against Street Safety as DOT Moves Ahead on Riverdale Ave.
The Department of Transportation has dismissed complaints of a Bronx Council member and will move ahead with its life-saving plan to narrow Riverdale Avenue from a four-lane speedway into a slower residential street
August 4, 2022
Two Pedestrians are Killed on an Inwood Sidewalk After Multi-Car Crash
Two pedestrians were killed early on Wednesday after two cars collided on a notoriously dangerous upper Manhattan street and one jumped the curb, police said.
August 3, 2022
Suraj Patel: Feds Can Do Better on Transit, Bike Lanes and Road Violence (So Where are Nadler and Maloney?)
After a woman on a bike is killed on the Upper East Side, a congressional candidate speaks out against Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Jerry Nadler for ignoring active transportation.
August 2, 2022
SEE IT: Truck Driver Kills a Woman on a Bike on the Upper East Side
A truck driver struck and killed a Citi Bike rider on the Upper East Side on Tuesday, with the cops putting out a preliminary report that blamed the victim.
July 27, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines: Just Pay for the Damn Subway Already Edition
The MTA board meeting featured high-stakes games — again. Plus other news.
July 26, 2022
UPDATED: Monday’s Headlines: ‘Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road’ Edition
Here's the long (and now resolved!) saga of a dead skunk in the road in the Bronx. Plus other news.
July 25, 2022
The City Has Expanded ‘Summer Streets’ Into East Harlem
The city's three-Saturday car-free corridor will now extended between the Brooklyn Bridge and Harlem.
July 25, 2022
EYES ON THE STREET: New Kew Gardens Interchange Path Benefits Walkers, Bikers
A shared-use path among a spaghetti of highways creates a safer connection.
July 25, 2022
