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Years After Death of Ariel Russo, NYPD Chases Still Injuring and Killing People
Last week Franklin Reyes was sentenced to three to nine years in prison for the death of 4-year-old Ariel Russo.
February 22, 2016
BQX Streetcar Doesn’t Make Any More Sense Now Than It Did Yesterday
Today Mayor de Blasio rolled out the full court press for his Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar proposal, known as BQX. A story in the Times compared the street-running BQX to Jersey's Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, which runs mostly on exclusive rail rights-of-way. The City Hall press shop sent out waves of endorsements from various elected officials, advocates, business executives, developers, and civic honchos. The morning culminated with a press conference in Red Hook where the mayor made his case for the project.
February 16, 2016
4 Reasons a $2.5 Billion Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar Doesn’t Add Up
Later today, Mayor de Blasio is going to deliver his State of the City speech, and one centerpiece is expected to be a new streetcar running from Sunset Park to Astoria along the Brooklyn-Queens waterfront. It's an idea that's surfaced repeatedly in one form or another as developers have transformed sections of the waterfront into new residential neighborhoods. As alluring as it may be to picture modern rail on the streets of Brooklyn and Queens, there are good reasons it's gone nowhere.
February 4, 2016
On Queens Boulevard, de Blasio Lays Out 2016 Street Safety Agenda
Mayor Bill de Blasio outlined his 2016 street safety agenda to the City Hall press corps this morning, after DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg led a short walk by a redesigned section of Queens Boulevard. Police Commissioner Bill Bratton was a no-show for the second year running.
January 19, 2016
De Blasio Gives DOT Permission to Put Safety Above Community Board Whims
When DOT allows community boards to veto street safety projects, streets aren't as safe for walking and biking as they could be.
December 16, 2015
Mayor’s Stand on Community Boards and Housing Should Apply to Streets Too
With community boards across the city voting against City Hall's affordable housing initiative, Mayor de Blasio is taking a stand.
December 10, 2015
De Blasio to Stand With Traffic Violence Victims Sunday, and So Can You
Sunday is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. In New York City, Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets will mark the occasion with a memorial walk from City Hall to the United Nations.
November 13, 2015
NYPD Isn’t Enforcing Mayor de Blasio’s Key Vision Zero Law
Within months of taking office, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law several bills intended to add teeth to his Vision Zero street safety initiative. In the year since taking effect, however, the most important of those laws was barely used by NYPD.
October 27, 2015