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A Round and a Roundy: How the NYPD Investigates Crashes (Poorly)
Our editorial cartoonist was upset after reading our post about shoddy policing that absolved a driver off who had just rammed her car into a cyclist on the Second Avenue "protected" bike lane. So he made this.
December 15, 2020
ANATOMY OF A CRASH: Cyclist Badly Injured by Driver, Yet Cops Do Nothing
What really happens when a cyclist is hit? We saw the whole thing from the moment of impact to the police driving away without issuing a ticket.
December 10, 2020
A Fairer, Safer City? Here’s the Agenda from Top Transportation Advocacy Groups
Transit and safe streets are the foundation for climbing out of the coronavirus pandemic because street safety and transit improvements "can boost mobility, access, safety, and resiliency," a coalition of groups argue.
December 8, 2020
A Round and a Roundy: The Ultimate Flowchart of NYPD Fecklessness
The grim joke about life in New York City is that if you want to get away with murder, make sure you commit the crime with a car. Here's our editorial cartoonist's take.
December 2, 2020
Friday’s Headlines: A Great Day for the City Coffers Edition
Today is famously the day when so many New York drivers forget that it's a holiday even though it's a regular weekday and forget to pay for parking in commercial zones. Plus all the other news from yesterday.
November 27, 2020
Pedestrian Killed in Brooklyn — But This Time, The Driver is Charged
Cops arrested a 65-year-old driver who killed a pedestrian after dark on Tuesday as she attempted an illegal U-turn on a residential two-way street.
November 25, 2020
UPDATE: Drunk, Unlicensed Driver Killed Pedestrian in Downtown Brooklyn: Cops
An unlicensed and drunk driver ran down and killed a woman steps from her home on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn on Sunday night, cops said.
November 22, 2020
Pol Introduces Bill To Let Citizens Report Placard Abuse — And Win Cash!
Wouldn't it be great to make a citizen's arrest for placard abuse? Councilman Steve Levin of Brooklyn might just get you paid, too!
November 19, 2020
License Revoked For Driver Who Killed 10-Year-Old Boy Last Year
The Department of Motor Vehicles has revoked the license of the driver who killed a 10-year-old boy waiting at a bus stop in Midwood last year, a driver whom Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez declined to prosecute.
November 17, 2020
‘A Muscular Approach’: Mayor Doubles Down on NYPD Involvement in Traffic Stops, Dismisses Lander Proposal
In cops he trusts.
November 16, 2020
