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Schools Open Today — A Reminder of the Harmful Legacy of Cars and Kids
Every day that we send our kids to school is another day when they may not come back. It's not school shootings or abductions that parents worry about — it's their neighbors in their cars. A Streetsblog photo essay by Bess Adler.
September 5, 2019
Wednesday’s Headlines: PATH Meets Pod Edition
Jersey PATH commuters get a leg up on their New York counterparts — and everyone covers the charges against a cyclist's killer. For more headlines, click the link above.
September 4, 2019
City Says Safety is ‘Priority’ On Coney Island Avenue — But Roadway Is Still Filled with Cars
The city named Coney Island Avenue a safety "priority" in 2015. The roadway is as dangerous now as then. Streetsblog investigates what went wrong.
September 4, 2019
Tuesday’s Headlines: Execution in Bushwick Edition
An oversized vehicle becomes a weapon in a killing. For more headlines, click the link above.
September 3, 2019
STREETSBLOG INVESTIGATION: Hit-and-Run Drivers Injure Thousands — Why are So Few Ever Charged?
Factors include badly worded state law, flawed NYPD investigations, juries comprised of drivers, and, let's face it, a general sense that vehicular crimes are not treated with the same level of seriousness as other crimes.
September 3, 2019
SUV Driver Kills Cyclist He Suspected Of Breaking Into His Car [UPDATED]
Another cyclist is dead, the 20th of 2019, after an incident in which police say a driver ran his SUV into a cyclist he suspected of breaking into his car in Bushwick. A police spokesperson said that the driver was taken into custody and charges were pending while the investigation remained ongoing.
September 2, 2019
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The Last Seconds in the Life of Jose Alzorriz
The dashcam video is merciless. But three weeks on, I can’t stop staring at the still pic.
September 2, 2019
Ex-Parks Commissioner: I Won’t Bike in Central Park Anymore
A delivery man on a e-bike wiped out after striking a pedestrian at a dangerous intersection. What's the city going to do about it?
September 2, 2019
Cyclist Dies of Injuries from Central Park Crash
The cyclist who cops say lost control of his e-bike after making contact with a pedestrian at a crowded Central Park intersection has died of his injuries.
August 29, 2019
Driver + Coney Island Avenue = More Death
Another person has been killed on deadly Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn, as a driver ran over a man who had been lying on the sidewalk near the entrance to a parking garage at a local dialysis center, cops said.
August 26, 2019
