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‘DIE-IN’ SPECIAL REPORT: Without Safety Fixes, Cycling is in a Death Spiral
We talked to riders — and, more important, would-be riders — who told us to send one message to the city: "Mayor de Blasio, we don't feel safe."
July 9, 2019
O’Neill: Cops Can Use Deadly Force Against Cyclists
A prickly Commissioner James O'Neill defends the cop who used a police SUV to cut off a cyclist in Manhattan.
July 8, 2019
Experts to DOT: Here’s How to Protect Cyclists NOW
The time to hesitate is through. Let's make our streets safe once and for all.
July 8, 2019
VIGIL OF OUTRAGE: Mourners for Slain Cyclist Shout Down Truckers
Mourners at Wednesday's vigil for the 28-year-old cyclist who was killed by a cement truck driver on a residential street on Monday vented their anger at truck drivers flying by — and demanded cops issue summonses.
July 3, 2019
Op-Ed: Communities of Color Need Protected Lanes, Too!
Bike-infrastructure inequities among neighborhoods continue — which is hard to square with Mayor de Blasio's stated goal of knitting together the "two cities" of New York. The Department of Transportation must fix the problem.
July 3, 2019
DOT’s Forthcoming ‘Cycling Safety Plan’ Won’t Likely Break the Car Culture
Can Polly Trottenberg save Vision Zero?
July 3, 2019
Cyclist Critically Wounded by Driver in 2016 Has Died of His Injuries
A Borough Park boy who was struck by a driver on his way to synagogue nearly three years ago has died of his injuries, Streetsblog has learned.
July 2, 2019
LAUGHABLE: The NYPD is the Front Line of Mayor de Blasio’s ‘Crackdown’ on Bike Lane Parkers?
Mayor de Blasio's announcement that he had ordered the NYPD to crackdown on reckless drivers and cars parked in bike lanes is being ridiculed for one key reason: NYPD officers routinely drive recklessly in their personal cars and often park in bike lanes.
July 2, 2019
BREAKING: Mayor Calls for Immediate Crackdown on Reckless Drivers
Mayor de Blasio finally acts to stop the carnage.
July 1, 2019
UPDATED: IT’S FIFTEEN NOW: Woman Cyclist Killed in Bushwick
A cyclist was killed by a cement truck in Bushwick on Monday at around 12:20 p.m., police said.
July 1, 2019
