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After Streetsblog Probe of Dangerous School Streets, DOT Talks Up Student Safety Projects
The city announced on Wednesday that it would complete 100 road safety projects — many of them near schools — just two weeks after a Streetsblog investigation revealed a disproportionate amount of crashes occur near the city's public schools.
June 9, 2022
OPINION: New York Must Stop Subsidizing Car Usage
Enough is enough, says a candidate for Assembly from downtown Manhattan.
June 7, 2022
OPINION: City Must Protect Bikers, Walkers During Hudson Greenway Closure
A hilly, unsafe detour needs better signage and physical barriers separating vulnerable road users from cars.
June 3, 2022
OPINION: Why We Must Eliminate Placards — And Here’s How We’ll Do It
City Council Member Lincoln Restler offers his plan to solve the problem.
June 2, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines: ‘City of Yes’ Edition
The mayor hints that he might get rid of outdated parking mandates. Plus other news.
June 2, 2022
Council Education Chair on Car-Free School Streets: ‘I Love It’
Rita Joseph, a former teacher and current Education Committee chair weighs in on Streetsblog's investigation into dangerous school streets.
June 2, 2022
Outraged Lawmakers and Advocates Urge City Action over Unsafe School Streets
Moving beyond thoughts and prayers to action.
June 1, 2022
Brooklyn Child Dies of Wounds Caused by Driver
A 5-year-old boy has died from injuries sustained earlier this month as he was reportedly walking home from school — the latest horrifying death of a student in a city where roads near schools are far more dangerous during the morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up.
May 31, 2022
Upper West Side Community Board Tries To Muzzle Street-Safety Activists
Revenge is a dish best served ... by changing the rules.
May 27, 2022
DOT Commissioner: City Must Do More to Keep Kids Safe from Cars Outside Schools
Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez's comments are the first from a high-ranking city official in the wake of Streetsblog's investigation into the dangers of school streets.
May 27, 2022
