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Evidence Suggests Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez Is Not Prosecuting Deadly Right of Way Violations
Twice in the past year, Gonzalez declined to charge drivers who killed cyclists for violating the victims’ right of way, though it appears charges were warranted under city law.
February 1, 2018
Helen Rosenthal Isn’t Leveling With Her Constituents About E-Bikes
Rosenthal, a vocal supporter of de Blasio's e-bike crackdown, is exaggerating the e-bike threat to her constituents and misrepresenting the way NYPD is conducting enforcement.
January 26, 2018
As Predicted, de Blasio’s E-Bike Crackdown Is Costing Delivery Workers
The 20th Precinct, where de Blasio announced his e-bike crackdown, says $500 fines are being imposed on working cyclists, who must pay up to get their bikes back from NYPD.
January 25, 2018
E-Bikes Are Banned in NYC, But Crush a Man With an Illegal Big Rig and de Blasio Won’t Care
While Mayor de Blasio and NYPD punish delivery workers for riding electric bicycles, drivers who run people over with semi trucks are not being penalized in any way, even when the truck is too large to be operated legally on city streets.
January 23, 2018
The ACLU’s Dangerous Windshield Bias
There are good reasons to watchdog camera enforcement programs and ensure that they are set up fairly. But the ACLU isn’t making recommendations about how to preserve the integrity of traffic cameras - it is lending its name to an outright ban.
January 23, 2018
Shameful Scenes From de Blasio’s Crackdown on Delivery Workers Who Use Electric Bikes
As NYPD boasts about confiscating bikes from people trying to support themselves and their families, cyclists continue to face the real mortal threat on NYC streets.
January 16, 2018
Why You Should Care About de Blasio’s E-Bike Crackdown
An installment of "Why You Should Care" from YouTuber Rina Krack succinctly conveys what's wrong with the mayor's approach to e-bikes.
January 9, 2018
Hundreds of Delivery Workers Rally Against de Blasio’s E-Bike Crackdown
More than 200 people, including many delivery workers, took to the steps of City Hall this morning to call on Mayor de Blasio to nix a police crackdown on electric bicycles planned to begin next month.
December 18, 2017
Confronted By Delivery Workers, de Blasio Insists on E-Bike Crackdown
A group of delivery workers based in Brooklyn and Manhattan came out to the town hall in the hopes that de Blasio will change course.
December 15, 2017
Brooklyn Electeds Pay Tribute to Edwin Ajacalon and Call on Albany to Prevent Deadly Speeding
At a vigil last night, elected officials and street safety advocates paid tribute to Edwin Ajacalon, the 14-year-old from Guatemala who was killed by a teenage driver in Brooklyn Saturday night. Calling Ajacalon an "all-American boy" and "a vital thread in the beautiful tapestry that is New York City," they pressed for street safety improvements and a culture change among drivers after yet another death of a cyclist, the 20th in 2017.
November 28, 2017
