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Van Driver Charged for Dooring Cyclist — But Tractor Trailer Driver Who Killed Her Is Free
The van driver who doored a Sunset Park cyclist, leading to her death under the wheels of a tractor trailer on Monday, has been given a rare NYPD summons for unlawfully opening his door into traffic, police said on Tuesday.
July 30, 2019
Op-Ed: I Got ‘Harassment Ticketed’ as ‘Payback’ During the NYPD Blitz
As the blitz goes "permanent," watch out for cops who seem to have it out for cyclists.
July 29, 2019
Cops Allowed A Driver To Harass a Cyclist He Doored — Then Wrote the Cyclist a Ticket
"These police wanted to make an example out of someone, like, 'Leave us along, we don't have time for this you crazy bicyclists.' But guess what? Most of the people who live around here ride bicycles."
July 29, 2019
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
