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Why Does Mayor de Blasio Keep NYPD Transportation Chief Thomas Chan in Such a Key Post?
The top-ranking transportation official in the police department — again — defended the agency's anti-cycling agenda.
October 25, 2019
Another Queens Pedestrian is Dead — And Massive, Legal SUV is to Blame
A Queens pedestrian who was run down and critically injured by the driver of a 5,000-pound SUV on Sept. 16 died of her injuries a few days later — an the massive size of the vehicle almost certainly contributed to the carnage.
October 25, 2019
Brooklyn DA: Hit-and-Run Drivers Need Harsher Penalties
District Attorney Eric Gonzalez is again demanding that lawmakers in Albany increase the jail time for hit-and-run drivers who kill,
October 22, 2019
UPDATE: City Worker Killed by Fellow Crew Member on Upper East Side
A worker with the Department of Transportation was killed when another member of the road crew paving an Upper East Side street backed up and rolled over him with a department vehicle, police said.
October 22, 2019
Hit-and-Run Drunk Driver Kills Scooter Driver In High-Speed Queens Crash, But is Later Caught
The fatal crash occurred on a road near a jumble of expressways and service streets next to JFK Airport.
October 18, 2019
It’s 26! Another Cyclist Killed and Driver is Not Charged
A Queens cyclist who was hit by the driver of a massive Ford van in the Rockaways last month has died of her injuries — and the driver was not charged, police said.
October 18, 2019
UPDATED: Bronx Drivers Will Show they Value Parking Over Lives
Locals seek to tear up new crosswalks on street where a child was killed by a motorist. How many parking spaces is the life of a child worth?
October 17, 2019
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Senior on Ocean Avenue
Brooklyn — especially southern Brooklyn — has been a killing field this year.
October 16, 2019
Schools Boss: ‘I Haven’t Talked to Mayor About Keeping Cars Away from Kids’
"We talk curriculum and instruction," Chancellor Richard Carranza told Streetsblog.
October 16, 2019
BLOODY SUNDAY: Cyclist Killed By Driver In Broad Channel Is 25th This Year
The 60-year-old man was killed by the driver of a Ford Explorer. He's the 25th cyclist to die so far this year.
October 13, 2019
