Brooklyn DA: Past Time To Raise the Penalty for Hit and Runs
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The Brooklyn district attorney calls for a change in the law that incentivizes drunk drivers to flee crashes.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Brooklyn
Brooklyn ‘Shared Streets’ Are the Start of Something Bigger
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An application of "Tactical Urbanism" that could expand elsewhere in the city.
Entitled Drivers Seek to Undermine Bus Lanes, Safety on Church Avenue
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A public meeting descends into raucous heckling as DOT says it will curtail parking in Kensington.
Op-Ed: I Got ‘Harassment Ticketed’ as ‘Payback’ During the NYPD Blitz
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As the blitz goes "permanent," watch out for cops who seem to have it out for cyclists.
Entitled Cops’ Car-Culture ‘Lifestyle’ on Display in Brooklyn
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A note from the 68th Precinct excuses illegal parking because "public transportation [is] not a feasible option for their lifestyle."
Op-Ed: The Atlantic Avenue Rebuild Is Taking Too Long
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The next chapter of the Department of Transportation’s long-awaited rebuild of Atlantic Avenue — one of the city’s deadliest corridors — won’t likely start until 2021.