Friday’s Headlines: ‘Propaganda of the Day’ Edition
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Glossing over the real issues, the NYPD tries a soft touch on race. Plus, all the other news.
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Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: New York Needs SUV Ratings — Now
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The assault vehicles killing our children and seniors require a warning label, argues State Sen. Andrew Gounardes.
SAFETY THIRD: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Deaf Man on Notorious Speedway that DOT Failed to Fix
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A Brooklyn man was killed by a hit-and-run driver on a notoriously dangerous stretch of Atlantic Avenue in East New York on Friday night — a fatal crash that presents real-time evidence of the incompetence and apathy of city officials in keeping its most vulnerable residents safe.
Horrific Crash in Queens as Truck Driver Runs Red Light and Injures Pedestrian
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A pedestrian was injured, perhaps severely, at a notoriously dangerous Queens intersection by a milk truck driver who ran a red light — the latest victim in a year that has created more victims than any previous year in the de Blasio administration's two terms.
A Round and a Roundy: The Revolving Door of Street Safety Justice
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For our national treasure cartoonist, this one draws itself.
E-Cyclist Rider Killed on Roadway that Once Had a Protected Bike Lane … Until DOT Downgraded It
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A teenager in a 4,000-pound Chevy pickup truck driving the wrong way on a dangerous Queens overpass struck and killed an e-bike rider who was in a bike lane that the city had once built as a "protected" bike lane, but then downgraded to mere paint after drivers destroyed all the flex-posts that once secured the lane.