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Hours into 2019, a Cyclist is Doored to Death [UPDATED]
UPDATED: A cyclist became the first victim of road violence in 2019 when he was doored into traffic on busy Third Avenue in Brooklyn and then run over by another driver just hours after the ball dropped in Times Square.
January 1, 2019
Meet Deqing Lian — A Deliveryman Trying to Make a Living in de Blasio’s New York
"The mayor has no idea about our work," says one deliveryman about the NYPD crackdown on e-bikes.
December 11, 2018
De Blasio Vows to ‘Do More’ to Clear Bus Lanes, But Won’t Promise 100 Miles of Bike Lanes Per Year [UPDATED]
Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez once again takes the lead on a street-safety and mass transit initiative.
December 5, 2018
New E-Scooter Bills Seek to Stop NYPD Crackdown on E-Bikes
Councilman Rafael Espinal is crafting legislation that, he says, will bring throttle-controlled bikes favored by delivery workers out of the shadows.
November 27, 2018
Yo, NYPD, You Call This a Bus Lane Enforcement Effort?
A much-ballyhooed "clear bus lanes" enforcement crackdown by the NYPD wasn't much of a crackdown at all.
November 21, 2018
CYCLE OF RAGE: NYPD is Not Doing Enough to Crack Down on Cabbies on their Phones
Uber and Lyft basically require cabbies to be on their phones all day — so why isn't the NYPD battling this known safety scourge?
November 19, 2018
Byford: Cameras Are A Lot Better Than Cops at Clearing Bus Lanes
The NYC Transit president says he needs more than just cops to help his buses move smoothly. He needs cameras.
November 15, 2018
CYCLE OF RAGE: Hey, Sixth Precinct — Cyclists Need Protection, Not Intimidation
A nasty tweet reads like a declaration of war by the Sixth Precinct against city cyclists. Our editor calls out West Village cops — and their commanding officer Robert O'Hare — for having zero vision instead of Vision Zero.
November 14, 2018
A Very Small NYPD Bus Lane Enforcement Effort Is, Apparently, About to Start
Neither the MTA nor the NYPD is talking about a supposed "clear bus route" initiative — which is going to be very small anyway.
November 13, 2018
Jumaane Williams Apologizes for His 18 Speeding Tickets
The frontrunner in next year's likely Public Advocate special election says he sees the summonses as a "call to action" to slow down.
November 6, 2018