Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Enforcement

Good road design illuminates the supposed need for NYPD enforcement, which keeps people safe on multiple levels, a new Transportation Alternatives report argues. Photo: Jeff Prant

Report: City Must Get NYPD Out of Street Enforcement — For Everyone’s Safety

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 19, 2020 | No Comments

“It has become abundantly clear that the NYPD’s approach to traffic safety is not working, especially for New Yorkers of color,” said Transportation Alternatives Deputy Director Marco Conner DiAquoi.

Community Board 7's committee meeting on Tuesday night featured Chris Cooper (bottom right corner), the birder who was threatened by a dog walker in Central Park last month.

‘Progressive’ West Siders Again Call for MORE Policing in Central Park — With Support of Birder Chris Cooper

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 16, 2020 | No Comments

An Upper West Side community panel has once again called for more NYPD enforcement in Central Park — and this time, it had the support of a prominent victim of the specter of police violence.

An illegally parked Eyewitness News truck idles in an illegal spot in the Bronx on April 24, 2020. Photo: Eve Kessler

BUSTED! ‘Eyewitness News’ Driver Breaks Law in ABC7-TV Truck

By Eve Kessler | Jun 15, 2020 | No Comments

My nuisance-neighbor newsman uses company billboard to block hydrant, pollute air in the Bronx. So what does corporate say?

Will Mayor de Blasio Cut Another NYPD Tentacle — The One Holding Onto DOT?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 13, 2020 | No Comments

Advocates want more the NYPD out of public space. Here's a story about why they have a point.

Six candidates to succeed Jose Serrano in Congress representing The Bronx are (clockwise from top left): Michael Blake, Ruben Diaz Sr., Ydanis Rodriguez, Ritchie Torres, Melissa Mark-Viverito and Samelys Lopez.

Decision 2020: Who Should Represent the South Bronx in Congress?

By Eve Kessler | Jun 9, 2020 | No Comments

Streetsblog asked the leading contenders to weigh in on the Bronx's pressing transportation issues. Here is what they said.

Community Board 7 met in full on Tuesday, June 2.

White Privilege on the Upper West Side: Board Condemns Police Brutality — Then Calls for More Cops!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 4, 2020 | No Comments

A community board in the predominantly white Upper West Side says it supports the Black Lives Matter movement — then calls for more enforcement by the NYPD, which disproportionately targets blacks.

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