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Grieving Dad: Why I Support Corey Johnson’s ‘Master Plan’ Bill
Harold Kahn, whose son Seth died in a crash in 2009, spoke so eloquently about his loss that we present his words in their entirety.
October 30, 2019
BETTER LATE? De Blasio Signed Onto ‘Streets Master Plan’ Bill After He Was Let Off the Hook
The amended bill gives the mayor until Dec. 1, 2021 to create the five-year plan — one month before the end of his rein as New York's leader.
October 28, 2019
Brooklyn DA: Past Time To Raise the Penalty for Hit and Runs
The Brooklyn district attorney calls for a change in the law that incentivizes drunk drivers to flee crashes.
October 27, 2019
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
