The latest streets and transportation news from Streetsblog NYC.
Today’s headlines open up with an analysis of just how much more dangerous roadways are after the public schools open for the year, as they will do today.
And in other news, Kevin Duggan offers exclusive new details about a man who was run over and killed by a police officer inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
Both stories are designed to stoke outrage at the stage of our city and, hopefully, spur action. But, also, most important, to serve as a reminder: Please be safe out there.
“Better street design” is not “some kind of mystery,” says best friend of cyclist Dmytro Stechenko, who was killed in head-on collision with an illegal stand up scooter rider in the May 28 Queensboro Bridge crash.
“Better street design” is not “some kind of mystery,” says best friend of cyclist Dmytro Stechenko, who was killed in head-on collision with an illegal stand up scooter rider in the May 28 Queensboro Bridge crash.
In Jersey City, Mayor James Solomon will install 100 quick-build safety measures, giving a new meaning to the term, “Safety first.”
Mayor Mamdani’s budget baselines $6.4 million per year through 2030 for Open Streets.
A great day for a long-suffering city (though a bad day for some buses). Plus other news.
A celebration with a history rooted in pushing back on police abuse won’t be subject to it this year.
