Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Trucks

Cement trucks from the same company whose driver killed Devra Freelander in Bushwick on Monday continued to roll past the site on Wednesday as activists mourned (background). Photo: Julianne Cuba

VIGIL OF OUTRAGE: Mourners for Slain Cyclist Shout Down Truckers

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 3, 2019 | 38 Comments

Mourners at Wednesday's vigil for the 28-year-old cyclist who was killed by a cement truck driver on a residential street on Monday vented their anger at truck drivers flying by — and demanded cops issue summonses.

Council Member Antonio Reynoso wants the city to create exclusive commercial waste zones to help curb greenhouse gas emissions. Photo: Antonio Reynoso.

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Reform of Rogue Sanitation Companies Will Save Lives — And the Planet

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 25, 2019 | 27 Comments

A new report to be issued today by the Transform Don’t Trash NYC coalition bolsters Brooklyn Council Member Antonio Reynoso's call to create exclusive zones where only a single trash company could operate and put an end to the current free-for-all of up to 50 private carters picking up trash in each neighborhood.

Boro Wide Recycling, whose employee killed a motorcycle rider after driving the wrong way, has racked up 34 camera violations. Photo: WABC7

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Trucks

VIGIL OF OUTRAGE: Mourners for Slain Cyclist Shout Down Truckers

Reform of Rogue Sanitation Companies Will Save Lives — And the Planet

Private Sanitation Driver Fatally Backs Into Motorcycle Rider in Queens

Cyclist Killed By Truck Driver in Injury-Heavy Area of Brooklyn

City ‘Safety’ Forum for Rogue Private Carters Was a Total Joke

De Blasio Can Still Stop State DOT From Building Highway Ramps By the Bronx River