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A crash in Manhattan. Manhattan DA candidate Lucy Lang proposes adding restorative-justice measures to penalties for reckless drivers. Photo: Brecht Bug via Flckr

OPINION: Treat Traffic Violence Like Other Violence

By Lucy Lang | May 15, 2021 | No Comments

New Yorkers should not have to choose between ending mass incarceration and safety, says Manhattan DA candidate Lucy Lang. Restorative-justice techniques can help achieve both.

STREETS WEEK! De Blasio Announces Fairly Ambitious Bike and Bus Lane Plans in Lame Duck Push

By Eve Kessler | May 11, 2021 | No Comments

Hizzoner revealed five "bike boulevards," plus the intention to finish 30 miles of protected bike lanes and 28 miles of dedicated bus lanes — both records.

This is the Bensonhurst corner where Maria Zuardo, 81, was fatally struck. Photo: Google

Brooklyn Senior Run Down and Killed — Driver Not Charged

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 7, 2021 | No Comments

An 81-year-old woman who was run down just a few blocks from her Bensonhurst home has died — and her killer was not charged, the NYPD said.

Vision Zero in Decline: New Stats Show Blood Tide of Road Violence is Unchecked

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 4, 2021 | No Comments

April was the cruelest month — but the other months sucked, too.

The aftermath of the Astoria crash that killed Xing Long Lin. Photo: Zohran Mamdani

Is Road Rage a Medical Episode? NYPD Says Fatal Crash in Queens is Still Under Investigation

By Julianne Cuba | May 4, 2021 | No Comments

The NYPD is still pursuing the "It was just an accident" theory after a reckless and impatient driver killed a Queens delivery worker.

The crash site. The pedestrian was walking towards the camera as the killer driver turned left from the right edge of the photo. Photo: Google

Another Staten Island Pedestrian Has Been Killed — And the Driver is Not Charged

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 3, 2021 | No Comments

Another Staten Island pedestrian has been killed by a driver in a crosswalk — and, once again, the driver was not charged.

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