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Weekend Road Carnage Kills Three, Injures at Least Seven, as Bad Old Days Return
Car drivers killed at least three people and injured seven others — including an 11-year-old boy struck by the unlicensed driver of an ice cream truck — in separate Brooklyn incidents this weekend, police said.
June 26, 2022
ROE OVERTURNED: Transportation Will Now Play an Even Greater Role in Health Care
Friday's rollback of the once-constitutionally protected procedure will only raise the already high hurdle to abortion care countless U.S. residents, advocates say.
June 24, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: Give Our Prayers to Broadway Edition
The city promises traffic-calming measures after a horrific crash. Plus other news.
June 24, 2022
Horrifying Crash Renews Business Groups’ Calls for a Pedestrian-Safe Broadway
If they build it, you won't die.
June 23, 2022
Did the City Just Blame a Pedestrian for Her Death on Crosswalk-Free Flatlands Ave.?
A pedestrian was killed along a dangerous stretch of Flatlands Avenue in Brooklyn, but Department of Transportation officials suggested she was at fault for crossing "mid-block" — even though the long stretch of roadway where she died runs more than one-sixth of a mile between traffic lights.
June 22, 2022
Horrified City Calls for Safe, Car-Free Broadway, But Mayor Says ‘Not at This Time’
Mayor Adams dashed residents' and works' hopes of a new city push to pedestrianize Broadway in the wake of Monday's horrific crash, even as advocates doubled-down on their calls for the slowly changing roadway to be finally rid of cars.
June 21, 2022
Reckless Driver Severely Injures Scooter Rider in Midtown
A recidivist reckless driver who should not even have been on the road struck a scooter rider in Midtown on Friday, injuring him, before leaving the crash uncharged, police said.
June 17, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: Fight for Your Right To Party Edition
Candid snaps as Streetsblog took the night off for the Open Plans Fun-raiser. Plus real news.
June 17, 2022
CYCLE OF RAGE: Another Ticking Time Bomb Goes Off in Park Slope
A Park Slope pedestrian was struck and injured recently by the driver of a Honda — a car that had been slapped with nine camera-issued speeding tickets and three red light tickets in less than two years. It's the same old story.
June 17, 2022
Amid Senior Pedestrian Death Crisis, City Rolls Out Small Safety Initiative
With more than 40,000 intersections across the city, it will take centuries to hit them at all.
June 15, 2022
