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Cyclists Injuries Soaring in The Bronx — An Area With Few Protected Lanes
Cyclist injuries in the only part of the city on the mainland are up nearly 30 percent, even though they are down nearly 68 percent, citywide.
April 27, 2020
Op-Ed: Courting Death on the Third Avenue Speedway
COVID-19 has turned an East Side road into a race course where pedestrians cling to tight-rope-like sidewalks. How long until somebody dies?
April 22, 2020
Op-Ed: Saving New York After COVID-19
The city can start building a healthier, more sustainable future by reclaiming streets from cars now. It's not rocket science, Bill de Blasio.
April 20, 2020
Police Hunt Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Pedestrian in Queens
The driver of an SUV struck and killed a Queens pedestrian on Tuesday afternoon, then did a U-turn and left his victim for dead, police said.
April 14, 2020
Op-Ed: Skip the Victim-Blaming on Bike Lanes, New York Times!
Health columnist Jane Brody, usually a beacon of sense, gets city cycling badly wrong, a traffic expert says.
April 9, 2020
NYPD Gives a Few Details of New ‘No Report’ Crash Policy
The NYPD says its plan to stop sending cops to the scene of minor car crashes will free up officers for more important work and reduce congestion — all "without sacrificing safety," the agency claims.
April 3, 2020
Hey, Empire State Building, Maybe You Can Sound the Alert About How Dangerous Brooklyn is For Cyclists
Cyclists are still being injured in Southern Brooklyn at a disproportionate rate.
April 2, 2020
‘FEELIN’ ZOOM-Y’: Reckless Driving Has Inspired Streetsblog’s New Song Parody!
Inspired by our recent report of rampant speeding going on on New York City's uncontested streets, our in-house song satirists The Speeders have come up with their latest parody, "Feelin' Zoom-y!" — based on one of the greatest city songs ever.
March 27, 2020
Slow Down! Speed Demons Send Two People To Overwhelmed Hospitals
Paramedics rushed two people to already over-capacity emergency rooms on Wednesday evening, thanks to speeding drivers who refused to slow down amid a worsening health crisis.
March 26, 2020
Disabled Woman Latest Victim of Road Carnage
A woman crossing a Queens street on an "electric mobility scooter" was run down and killed by the driver of an SUV over the weekend, but the driver was not charged, police said on Tuesday.
March 17, 2020
