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NYPD Driver Who Killed Man on Eastern Parkway is Placed on Modified Duty
The police officer who was driving the NYPD vehicle that fatally struck a man on Eastern Parkway last week after allegedly speeding and running a red light has been placed on modified duty — and the Internal Affairs Bureau has taken over the case.
April 15, 2022
As Outrage Builds, Police Offering No New Details on NYPD Van Crash that Killed Man on Eastern Parkway
Police have offered no new details about the fatal crash caused by the driver of an NYPD van, as one local official slammed the police department for its "complete disregard" for life.
April 8, 2022
New York City’s Pedestrian Death Crisis is Part of an Alarming and Ongoing National Trend
Talk about cold comfort: New York City's rise in pedestrian deaths is part of horrifying national trend.
April 8, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines: Home News Edition
Open Plans's policy director gets a well-deserved honor. Plus how to get to Yankee Stadium by bike!
April 7, 2022
Plan for ‘Apolline’s Garden’ Now Includes an Additional Block
Look how Apolline's Garden has grown!
April 2, 2022
Riverdale Rumble: Bronx Panel Rejects DOT Road Diet Plan for Super-Wide Avenue
The majority on the Traffic and Transportation Committee of Bronx Community Board 8 objected to the DOT's proposed .75-mile-long "road diet," which would provide a treatment similar to the one it successfully installed across the Bronx on Morris Park Avenue.
April 1, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: ‘Mr. Barkan Goes to Washington’ Edition
A noted writer (and putative urbanist) takes a pass on taking Amtrak to D.C. Plus other real news on April Fool's Day.
April 1, 2022
Riverdale Avenue Rumble: Bronx Pol Dinowitz Objects to DOT’s Move on ‘Road Diet’
A Bronx Council member is fighting a city proposal to calm traffic on an overwide, dangerous road in the northwest part of the borough — a proposal that has drawn support from a progressive candidate for state Senate.
March 25, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines: Exclusive News Edition
The big story yesterday was the hiring of Bostonian Richard Davey as the first permanent president of New York City Transit since disgraced former Gov. Cuomo ran Andy Byford out of town. Plus other news.
March 24, 2022
OPINION: The Cost of ‘Free’ Parking is Dirty Streets and Foul Air
Our policy of forcing cars to move for street cleaning has many hidden costs, most notably the environmental effects of trading clean streets for polluted air.
March 21, 2022