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Hochul’s Car Insurance Plan Blows Fraud Way Out Of Proportion: Stats
Gov. Hochul's proposal to lower car insurance premiums is built on suspected fraud. But a body of evidence reveals that there really is very little.
March 12, 2026
More Troubles for Fly E-Bike: Feds Order Costly Moped Recall
Federal officials have ordered Fly E-Bike to recall Fly 10 mopeds, the latest troubles for the micromobility company.
February 11, 2026
SCOUT’s Honor: Hochul To Expand MTA Program Pairing Nurses and Cops to Combat Mental Illness in Subways
Gov. Hochul's pitch to state lawmakers follows a nine month-long investigation by Streetsblog into how New York's social safety net struggles to help ill people in the subway.
January 13, 2026
Unlicensed Drivers Comprise One-Quarter Of Street Fatalities: Data
Unlicensed drivers are now responsible for one-quarter of road fatalities — and are linked to fatal crashes much more often now than pre-pandemic, a new Streetsblog analysis shows.
January 12, 2026
What Is A Life Worth In NYC? In Fatal Crashes, Sometimes Just $50
Drivers who kill pedestrians often face minimal punishment, a Streetsblog investigation found.
January 8, 2026
Experts Offer Mamdani New Advice About Homelessness, Following Deep Streetsblog investigation
Mayor Mamdani must appoint a "czar" for the hardest-to-reach homeless cases, focus on intervention and simplify the lengthy process to get qualified for housing, a new report says.
January 5, 2026
‘Treated and Streeted’: How The City’s Safety Net Fails Homeless People in the Subway
The Big Apple’s $30-billion social safety net cannot reliably get a homeless person in psychiatric crisis out of the subway and into a hospital bed, a Streetsblog investigation has found.
September 23, 2025
No-Ped: DMV Effectively Puts Fly Mopeds Out of Business, Citing Streetsblog Investigation
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles will no longer register mopeds made by Fly E-Bike, following a Streetsblog investigation that revealed that the company was selling mopeds that did not meet federal safety standards.
July 29, 2025
Analysis: How to Leverage ‘City of Yes’ Zoning to Create More Housing Near Subways
Streetsblog analyses existing zoning, population and travel times to determine the best places for increasing housing density ... now!
July 28, 2025
Unsafe at Any Speed: NJ Officials Allow Illegal Driving Schools To Run Rampant
A cottage industry of unlicensed, unregulated driving schools targets the state’s immigrant population, evading the system carefully set up to keep road users safe.
June 16, 2025
