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Three Killed in Traffic in Three Days as City Council Dithers
Three pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes on consecutive days in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan this weekend.
October 22, 2012
Widow of Manhattan Pedestrian Rubin Baum Not Likely to See Justice Done
Another innocent bystander was killed by an outlaw motorist in Manhattan last weekend, and indications are that another perpetrator will go unpunished by police and prosecutors.
September 25, 2012
No Charges for Drivers Who Killed Seniors in Manhattan and Brooklyn
Two seniors have been killed by motorists in Manhattan and Brooklyn since Saturday. Both crashes were apparently precipitated by careless driving or negligence, according to reports, and both drivers were exonerated by NYPD.
September 18, 2012
Eyes on the Street: New Manhattan Bikeways in Progress
Photo contributor extraordinaire Jacob-uptown has uploaded a new batch to the Streetsblog Flickr pool, taking us on a tour of the major new bikeways DOT is implementing in Manhattan.
June 7, 2012
75-Year-Old Man on Crutches, Wearing Reflective Vest, Killed in Manhattan
A 75-year-old man on crutches was killed while trying to cross First Avenue on the Upper East Side this morning.
May 8, 2012
Eyes on the Street: DOT Lays Foundations for Safer First Avenue
Looks like the concrete has been poured for new pedestrian refuges on First Avenue in the 60s.
April 30, 2012
Eyes on the Street: Protected Bike Lane Sighting on the Upper East Side
Reader Liz Patek sends these shots of the new road markings on First Avenue in the 60s. The protected bike lane that Manhattan Community Board 8 approved last summer is going in.
April 4, 2012
How Many Cops Does It Take to Ticket a Cyclist?
A few readers have written to Streetsblog with anecdotal evidence that NYPD is ramping up its crack bicycle ticketing operation this January. (It seems to be triggered by the calendar; last year's NYPD bike crackdown also got going in January.)
January 17, 2012
CB 8 Committee Warms to Bike-Share, Sets Aside Bike Licenses
Manhattan Community Board 8 has a checkered history when it comes to bike-friendly policies. In the past few years, the Upper East Side CB voted repeatedly to support protected bike lanes, but also put out resolutions drenched with anti-bike vitriol on more than one occasion (most recently this June, when the subject was establishing shared bike-ped paths across Central Park).
November 3, 2011
Tow Truck Driver Hit and Killed 86-Year-Old Woman on Upper East Side
A tow truck driver struck and killed an 86-year-old woman walking on the Upper East Side yesterday morning. The driver was turning left from Fifth Avenue onto 65th Street at 9:30 a.m. when he hit the victim, who was walking north in the crosswalk, according to the NYPD.
October 26, 2011