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City Hall Uses Flimsy Data to Blame E-bikes for Rise in Cycling Deaths

The "proliferation" of e-bikes is "driving" a surge in cyclist death this year, City Hall claimed Tuesday.

October 18, 2023

Crunching the Data on the Record-Setting Year For Cyclist Deaths

Ninety-four percent of the year's record-setting number of bike deaths occurred on streets without protected bike lanes.

October 17, 2023

Monday’s Headlines: Newsday Finally Looks at Road Violence Edition

The big story late last week was Newsday's three-part series on the large increase in fatal crashes on Long Island since the pandemic.

October 16, 2023

Thursday’s Headlines: ‘Bike Death Mayor’ Edition

Scores of cyclists decried the mayor not only for a rising death toll, but for his inaction and dismissiveness. Plus other news.

October 12, 2023

Wednesday’s Headlines: Here’s Why We’re Riding Our ‘Little Bikes’ Tonight

We'd rather be riding a little bike than be a little mayor. Plus other news.

October 11, 2023

Wife of Killed Cyclist Adam Uster: ‘Mayor Adams Doesn’t Care If It’s Safe to Ride a Bike in NYC’

As cyclists prepare to ride in protest from Union Square to City Hall on Wednesday, Frédérique Uster-Hug blames the mayor for the chaos on our roads.

October 10, 2023

Thursday’s Headlines: Unsafe School Streets Edition

A school crossing guard was injured by a drunk driver on Tuesday. Plus more news.

September 28, 2023

‘Not Grieving Alone’: A Father’s Artistic Journey After Losing Two Kids to Road Violence

Colin Campbell and his wife Gail Lerner lost both their children in a car crash with impaired driver. Now, it's a show.

September 28, 2023

School Bus Driver Kills Cyclist in Boro Park, 24th Bike Death of 2023

Luis Perez-Ramirez, 44, was biking south on Fort Hamilton Parkway just before 3:15 p.m. when he was struck a by school bus driver making a right turn.

September 22, 2023

Senior Struck by Citi Bike Rider Has Died

The 69-year-old pedestrian who had been struck by the rider of an electric Citi Bike last week has died of her injuries, police said late on Friday.

September 16, 2023