Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about James O’Neill

Thumbtacks spotted in the 43rd Avenue protected bike lane. Photo: Office of Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer

NY Police Chief: Sunnyside Bike Lane Terror Attack Was ‘Particularly Nasty’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 5, 2018 | 25 Comments

Neither NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill nor Mayor de Blasio called last week's thumb tack assault an act of "terror," but both are taking it seriously.

10th Precinct CO Captain Paul Lanot and NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill

The 10th Precinct’s Grievance-Based Policing Isn’t Making Streets Safer

By Brad Aaron | Oct 6, 2017 | 3 Comments

The precinct, where drivers have killed four people walking and biking this year, has ticketed more cyclists in 2017 than speeding motorists, drivers who failed to yield, and off-route truck and bus operators combined.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O'Neill announcing Vision Zero enforcement efforts last fall. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

There’s a Better Way to Assess the Effect of Traffic Enforcement Than Counting Tickets

By David Meyer | May 30, 2017 | 7 Comments

NYPD has increased tickets for speeding and texting while driving 50 percent so far in 2017 compared to the same period last year, Commissioner James O’Neill testified at a City Council budget hearing last week. Speeding and distracted driving are two of the most common factors in fatal and injurious crashes in NYC, so it stands to reason that this shift in enforcement is reducing the incidence of dangerous driving. But there's no way to actually tell if those summonses are changing driver behavior.

Bratton Resigns. Will James O’Neill Do Better on Street Safety?

By Ben Fried | Aug 2, 2016 | 19 Comments

Police Commissioner Bill Bratton announced today that he will leave NYPD next month, after a little more than two and a half years as police chief under Mayor de Blasio. He will be succeeded by James O’Neill, a career officer who currently serves as chief of department, the senior uniformed position within NYPD. On traffic safety, Bratton will […]