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The Ongoing Shame of How the NYPD Downplays Road Violence to Shield Drivers
The death of Judith Wieder once again highlights a major failure of the NYPD to properly inform the public — but only because the death was caught on video.
January 8, 2020
Op-Ed: Wanted — a Strategy for Curtailing SUVs and Monster Trucks
New York's 'shaming' campaign is a start, but activists should push for national pedestrian-safety standards and local car-free zones.
January 8, 2020
Green Cabbie Who Killed a Brooklyn Pedestrian Drove Car with 14 Moving Violations
The cab driver who ran over and killed a Brooklyn pedestrian last month is a driver in good standing, despite a 2016 speeding ticket that put four points on his license.
January 3, 2020
Happy Bloody New Year: Queens Pedestrian Killed
The year 2020 is picking up right where bloody 2019 left off: a Queens pedestrian was killed on Northern Boulevard, and her killer was not charged.
January 2, 2020
Streetsies 2019: The NIMBYs Who Should Move to the Suburbs Already
A rogues gallery of dunderheads tried to impede the movement to make our streets safe. Here are the lowlights.
December 31, 2019
Streetsies 2019: Vision Zero Hero of the Year!
Meet the people and machines that helped make streets safer this year.
December 27, 2019
Queens Pedestrian Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver on Christmas Day
Cops are looking for the hit-and-run driver who sped off after striking a pedestrian on deadly Rockaway Boulevard in Queens and leaving him for dead on Christmas Day.
December 26, 2019
New NYPD Transport Chief: We ‘Need’ Our SUVs!
Cop culture + car culture = more SUVs for New York's Finest!
December 24, 2019
UWS Woman Killed By Driver — Another Hole in the Neighborhood Fabric
Police said that on Dec. 7, the driver of a 2016 RAM truck fatally struck 85-year-old Ellyn Berman as she crossed Broadway in the crosswalk near W. 61st Street at about 3 p.m. Berman died from her injuries on Dec. 16.
December 23, 2019
Activists and Pols: We Can’t Wait Another Year to Fix Deadly Third Avenue
It was "Death on Third Avenue," the sequel that no one wanted.
December 23, 2019
