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Driver Strikes and Kills Phil O’Reilly on Union Turnpike — NYPD Files No Charges
On Tuesday night, a driver struck and killed Phil O'Reilly on Union Turnpike at 175th Street in Hillcrest. O'Reilly led rides with the Five Borough Bike Club and remembrances have been pouring in on social media.
January 25, 2018
DOT Plans Median Bike Lanes on Eastern Section of Atlantic Avenue
Raised median bike lanes are slated for a stretch of Atlantic Avenue crossing the Brooklyn-Queens border.
January 16, 2018
TransAlt: Congestion Pricing Holds the Key to Vision Zero
To achieve his goal of eliminating traffic fatalities by 2024, Mayor de Blasio must do more to get cars off NYC streets.
January 11, 2018
NYC Pedestrian Deaths Fell Significantly in 2017, Bucking National Trends
The sustained reduction in fatalities should bolster the political case for moving forward with bolder street designs more rapidly.
January 8, 2018
In Memoriam
Our accounting of New York City pedestrians and cyclists known to have lost their lives to motorists in 2017.
December 26, 2017
Is Your City Committed to Vision Zero, or Just Paying Lip Service?
For mayors, declaring a commitment to safer streets is the easy part. Following through with meaningful policies to rapidly reduce traffic injuries and deaths is another matter.
December 20, 2017
Greenway Attack Victims Not Included in City Hall’s October Crash Data Report
City Hall reported five pedestrians and one cyclist fatally struck by drivers last month. DOT said the eight people killed deliberately on the greenway are not on the Vision Zero map because deaths resulting from a “likely terrorist attack” are not counted as traffic fatalities.
November 30, 2017
NYPD Tickets Cyclists Where Speeding Driver Killed 14-Year-Old Edwin Ajacalon
For the past two days, police have been ticketing cyclists on Fifth Avenue and 25th Street in Brooklyn's 72nd Precinct, just two blocks from where a driver killed 14-year-old Edwin Ajacalon on Saturday.
November 29, 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
NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Killed 14-Year-Old Cyclist Edwin Ajacalon in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn over the weekend, a driver killed a child on a bike who worked delivery jobs to help support his family. NYPD filed no charges.
November 27, 2017