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First Death on Queens Boulevard Since 2015 Vision Zero Fix
A pedestrian was run down and killed by an SUV driver on Queens Boulevard on Monday — the first traffic fatality on the former "Boulevard of Death" since the de Blasio administration transformed the roadway with a complete redesign in 2016.
December 17, 2018
No Charges After Driver Kills Man in Bronx Parking Lot
Another driver has killed another pedestrian — and there are no charges.
December 17, 2018
UPDATE: Cyclist Killed By Hit-and-Run Truck in East NY
A 21-year-old cyclist was run over and killed on a dangerous stretch of Pitkin Avenue.
December 14, 2018
Op-Ed: StreetsPAC Wants City’s Sanitation Overhaul to Go Further
The political action committee supports the city’s proposed Commercial Waste Zone plan, but wants waste-hauling zones to be reserved for a single carter.
December 12, 2018
Cops Bust Van Driver Who Killed Gravesend Pedestrian and Rainbow Bagel Legend
Police have made a quick arrest of the hit-and-run driver they say ran over and killed a 57-year-old pedestrian in Gravesend on Tuesday.
December 12, 2018
Lower Manhattan to DOT: Protect Our Cyclists Better!
Downtown residents want big changes to Broadway, but the city is offering only a little.
December 12, 2018
I Was Hit By a Driver — Then a Cop Blamed Me
Police officers routinely blame traffic violence victims for injuries and deaths caused by drivers. Now let's hear from one of them.
December 7, 2018
Sanitation Says it Will Fire Worker Who Killed Pedestrian [UPDATE]
The city now says it will use an "administrative process" to fire the rogue employee.
December 4, 2018
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Sanitation Driver Who Killed Pedestrian is Back on Job Less Than Two Months After Crash
DSNY says the worker's suspension time "was up" and he had to return, albeit in a modified role.
December 4, 2018