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Pro-Car Queens Board Wants To Squeeze Pedestrians to Create More Room For Drivers
Car-loving Community Board 7 in Flushing wants to take space away from already endangered pedestrians and give it to car drivers.
February 14, 2020
DOT’s New Protected Grand Street Bike Lane Is Still Not Protected
Grand Street is still a disaster, bikers and cycling advocates say, thanks to trucks that can still park in the bike lane.
February 13, 2020
Brooklyn DA Let Killer Driver Off The Hook for No Reason
Police had arrested 49-year-old John Sherman shortly after he struck and killed 85-year-old Stella Clinton as he reversed into his driveway. But Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez dropped the case.
February 3, 2020
Reckless NYPD Drivers Insensitively Park Killing Machine in the Bike Lane
Not only are they horrible drivers, but cops at the 88th Precinct also made a mistake by blocking a bike lane with a car that had killed a beloved neighborhood resident.
January 26, 2020
Lord Almighty! Now Adams Defends Deadly Double-Parking — As Long as the Driver is a Church-Goer!
The Brooklyn Borough President defended drivers who double-park if they do so while going to pray at church.
January 23, 2020
Brooklyn Pol Blasts NYPD Chief Who Victim-Blamed Woman For Her Own Death
Council Member Mark Treyger accuses a top cop of not knowing the territory.
January 17, 2020
Interview: Would-Be Mayor Scott Stringer Loves Busways, Hates Placards, and Wants an Affordable City
The city's green-eyeshades guy (and would-be mayor) spoke to TransAlt's Jesse Singer about what shakes (including the BQE).
January 17, 2020
NYPD Blames Two Victims For Their Own Deaths, Tells Pedestrians to Be Careful
Why is Brooklyn South Chief Charles Scholl blaming victims and exonerating drivers? Is he a law enforcement officer or just a schoolhouse scold?
January 16, 2020
Manhattan Pol Wants Trucks To Be Equipped With-Life Saving Sensors
After a closed-door meeting, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez demands changes.
January 15, 2020
UWS Woman Killed By Driver — Another Hole in the Neighborhood Fabric
Police said that on Dec. 7, the driver of a 2016 RAM truck fatally struck 85-year-old Ellyn Berman as she crossed Broadway in the crosswalk near W. 61st Street at about 3 p.m. Berman died from her injuries on Dec. 16.
December 23, 2019
