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Simcha Felder, Longtime Brooklyn Pol and Street Safety Foe, is M.I.A. After Speeding Driver Kills Three
Council Member Simcha Felder, who has represented Orthodox South Brooklyn for more than 20 years, has been silent since a speeding driver killed a mother and her two children on Ocean Parkway.
April 1, 2025
‘The Carnage is Intolerable’: Rep. Jamie Raskin on Why Bike Safety is Becoming Bipartisan
"We need to reject any insinuation that it's not a national priority to make local roads safer."
April 1, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Citi Bike to Add E-Tandems to Fleet on April 1
The Lyft-owned rentable bike company confirmed the news after a Streetsblog reporter happened upon two Citi Bike employees testing out the new wheels in a remote corner of Forest Park in Queens
April 1, 2025
Local Pol Novakhov Appears to Defend Reckless Driving at Funeral of Mother and Two Kids Killed by Speeder
At a funeral amid a neighborhood tragedy, the local Assembly member excuses speeding drivers and says there are "too many" speed cameras.
March 31, 2025
A Faster Future: Unbreaking Passenger Rail to Deliver the Rapid Service We Need
A report released Wednesday by the Marron Institute at New York University offers ways to break the intercity rail logjam in America.
March 31, 2025
Monday’s Headlines: Brooklyn Crash ‘Horror’ Edition
Natasha Saada and her daughters died at the hands of a driver with a long record of dangerous behavior behind the wheel. Plus more news.
March 31, 2025
Slaughter of the Innocents: Recidivist Speeder Kills Three
A driver with a long history of speeding was nonetheless still on the road. People are asking why.
March 29, 2025
Friday’s Headlines: Crime vs. ‘Crime’ Edition
Crime is down, but a sizable portion of New Yorkers still use the word "unsafe" to describe this city and its subway. Plus other news.
March 28, 2025
Thursday’s Headlines: Duffy ‘Whac-A-Mole’ Edition
The MTA goes to great lengths to correct Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's lies. Plus more news.
March 27, 2025
Wednesday’s Headlines: Honoring Public Space Heroes Edition
Our friends at Open Plans — the policy shop with which we share a parent organization — want you to join them at their annual "Public Space Awards" party on May 1.
March 26, 2025
