The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
It started with a simple premise: What happened to the 10 drivers who killed pedestrians in January 2025? We waited a year to make sure all these cases had gone through the full NYPD investigation process, and what we found was appalling: Three drivers weren’t charged at all, and the rest received punishment so low that a monthly cable bill costs more.
What’s a life worth in NYC? About $50 — if it ends under the wheels of a car. Check out Nolan Hicks’s story below.
Plus today’s headlines and coverage of Mayor Mamdani’s latest effort to fight pro-car revanchism.
Advocates say the new green will only go so far.
New Yorkers deserve straight answers to basic questions, not behind-closed-doors graft.
They shot the Sheriff — and caught his wife with a fake placard.
Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson Jr. has a new feature film about the 34th Avenue Open Street. Plus the news.
Our op-ed writer believes that pro-cycling forces and anti-e-bike advocates can be allies on some basic safety measures.
Streetsblog runs down and corrects five street safety myths heard this week on the community board circuit.
