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Brooklyn DA Declines To Prosecute Driver Who Killed 10-Year-Old Boy, Infuriating His Grieving Family
“The family disagrees with the conclusion,” said personal injury attorney Leslie Kelmachter.
October 7, 2020
OPINION: Sunset Park Can’t Wait for the Brooklyn Greenway and a Third Avenue Redesign
It’s time for the Department of Transportation to focus on immediate structural investments and street planning for a neighborhood that has suffered far too much loss.
October 6, 2020
Monday’s Headlines: Weekend of Outrage Edition
A lot of lousy things happened over the weekend. Plus all the other, less lousy, news.
October 5, 2020
Chaos and Fear as Trumpists and a Domestic Terrorist Take Over Roadways
The weekend of terror began on Saturday night, when a driver targeted peaceful cyclists towards the end of a StreetridersNYC event in Manhattan. Video shows the SUV plunged into the crowd of bikers.
October 4, 2020
OPINION: City Must Fix a Dangerous Gap in the Bronx River Greenway
Funds and plans exist to fix a block-long stretch of road between Starlight and West Farms Rapids parks — but the DOT hasn't moved for a decade. What gives?
October 4, 2020
Cyclist Killed by Motorcyclist on Deadly Third Avenue in Brooklyn
Another cyclist has been killed on Brooklyn's deadly Third Avenue — this time run over by a motorcyclist.
October 3, 2020
THE OTHER PANDEMIC: 2020 Has Been a Very, Very Bloody Year on NYC Streets
So far, 173 people have died on the roads this year, up from 164, or 5.5 percent, over the same period last year — even though total number of vehicle miles traveled is down significantly.
October 1, 2020
Manhattan Senior Mowed Down and Killed by Driver
A Manhattan man who was struck by the driver of a new SUV early last Thursday morning as he legally crossed in a Times Square crosswalk has died. The driver was not charged.
October 1, 2020
Federal ‘Pedestrian Safety Month’ Campaign Is An Offensive Parade of Dangerous Traffic Violence Myths
Our tax dollars paid for this? The first federally funded "National Pedestrian Safety Month" is centered around a press campaign aimed at blaming walkers themselves.
September 30, 2020
Hit-And-Run Drivers Kill Two Men in Separate Incidents
Two more New Yorkers are dead as a result of careless driving — with both drivers speeding off as their victims died in the road.
September 28, 2020