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ANALYSIS: De Blasio’s ‘Green Wave’ Falls Short of Tackling the Real Problem: Cars
Mayor de Blasio's so-called "Green Wave" plan has so many shortcomings. Let us count them all.
July 25, 2019
BREAKING: NYPD Blitz on Bike Lane Blockers and Reckless Driver Blitz is Going Permanent!
The NYPD has confirmed that it will seriously step up enforcement of reckless drivers as part of Mayor de Blasio's "bicycle safety" plan that will be announced this week.
July 24, 2019
Speaker Johnson: Make NYPD Bike Lane and Reckless Driver Enforcement Permanent … And Serious!
The NYPD must seriously step up enforcement of reckless drivers — beyond the police department's current practice of periodic ticket blitzes, Council Speaker Corey Johnson said this week as he joined a chorus of advocates.
July 24, 2019
Live from West Street: It’s NOT a Protected Bike Lane If Cars Can Park On It
As Rene Magritte would have said, "Ceci n'est pas un protected bike lane."
July 15, 2019
NYPD: We Will No Longer Target Grieving Cyclists after Crashes
NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan (pictured) announced that the department would no longer write summonses to cyclists in the wake of a driver killing a cyclist.
July 14, 2019
CYCLE OF RAGE: In Defense of Fast-Fingered Former Mayoral Aide Eric Phillips
Former mayoral aide Eric Phillips made a gaffe on Tuesday night — but in doing so revealed the essential truth that the de Blasio administration doesn't care about really fixing the problem of road fatalities.
July 10, 2019
Update from Brad Lander: Yes, Reckless Driver Bill is Moving Slowly, But Change is Coming
The bill has taken a long time to go from Lander's drafting table to, we hope, the mayor's desk. So here to update us is the council member himself.
July 10, 2019
Washington Square Park Die-In: Team Coverage
Streetsblog reporters bring you pictures and commentary from the TransAlt mass action.
July 9, 2019
‘DIE-IN’ SPECIAL REPORT: Without Safety Fixes, Cycling is in a Death Spiral
We talked to riders — and, more important, would-be riders — who told us to send one message to the city: "Mayor de Blasio, we don't feel safe."
July 9, 2019
O’Neill: Cops Can Use Deadly Force Against Cyclists
A prickly Commissioner James O'Neill defends the cop who used a police SUV to cut off a cyclist in Manhattan.
July 8, 2019
