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‘All in the Family’: NYPD Commissioner and Power-Broker Mom Are Both Crusading Against E-Bikes
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch has justified her criminal crackdown on cycling by saying that complaints about cyclists are the most frequent concerns she hears. Such complaints could be coming from inside the house.
Puddles Plague Hudson River Greenway As Rain Batters NYC
Greenway cyclists face dangerous conditions when it rains — as Streetsblog observed this week in Manhattan.
Friday’s Headlines: East Flatbush Car Death Tragedy Edition
As the NYPD cracks down on cyclists, drivers are still killing seniors. Plus other news (including our big award win!).
Talking Headways Podcast: Running to Work
Let's talk to a bridge engineer about his daily commute: jogging to work.
Thursday’s Headlines: Tisch Comes Clean Edition
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch finally commented on her department's crackdown on cyclists. Plus more news.
Tisch Rap: NYPD Criminal E-Bike Summonses Surge 4,000 Percent
The NYPD wrote twice as many criminal court summonses to e-bike riders in two weeks than it wrote all of last year — an astronomical increase that is a remnant of a repudiated racially biased police practice.
Quiet Desperation: NYPD’s Tisch Didn’t Tell DOT About Her Crackdown on Cycling
The NYPD commissioner did not inform her counterpart at the Department of Transportation that police would begin issuing criminal summonses to cyclists.
NYPD Admits Bike Crackdown Based on ‘Community’ Vibes, Not Data
It turns out, the new strategy arose not from data, but from people complaining about e-bikes at community meetings, the NYPD finally admits.
Pain Points: Victims of Road Violence Make Annual Pilgrimage to Demand Safe Streets
“This epidemic is preventable,” a grieving dad said on his first trip to Albany as part of Families for Safe Streets. “It doesn't have to be this way.”
Wednesday’s Headlines: Top of the Pops Edition
A new battery-swapping cabinet shows the way forward. Plus other news.
