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CCRB Opens Probe into Police Driver Who Killed Man on Eastern Parkway
The Civilian Complaint Review Board has opened an investigation into the death of a man who was run over and killed by an NYPD van driver on Eastern Parkway earlier this month.
April 20, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Cops Questioned Driver in Fatal Brooklyn Hit-and-Run But Just Let Him Go
A review of the NYPD investigation of the hit-and-run killing of Imorne Horton raises questions about police procedures and whether the NYPD and the Brooklyn District Attorney are sufficiently concerned about holding killer drivers accountable.
April 18, 2022
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
