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More Pols — And The Mayor, Too — Demand Answers from NYPD on ‘Jaywalking While Black’
Mayor de Blasio on Tuesday said he agreed with the Council's concerns and wants all enforcement to be "fair."
January 29, 2020
Brooklyn Rides de Blasio’s ‘Green Wave’ with 10 Miles of PBLs This Year
"This is meant to be a huge focus on Brooklyn, given the terrible spate of cyclist of fatalities last year," Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg told Streetsblog.
January 29, 2020
Mayor Won’t Ban Cars In Front Of Schools, Says Parents ‘Need’ To Drive
“There's a whole lot of parents in this town who need to drop their kids, so I do not believe a car ban is the way to do things,” de Blasio said.
January 28, 2020
Jackson Heights Assembly Candidate Unveils Plan to Transform Deadly Northern Boulevard
Jessica González-Rojas, blasted veteran Assembly Member Michael DenDekker as a do-nothing pol who has failed to stop the carnage on the highway-like roadway where seven have died in three years.
January 28, 2020
STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION: Council Will Probe NYPD’s Biased ‘Jaywalking’ Enforcement
The City Council will investigate whether the NYPD is conducting racially biased harassment of blacks and Latinos, who received 90 percent of all "jaywalking" tickets issued by cops last year.
January 27, 2020
A Round and a Roundy: ‘Jaywalking While Black’ Reveals the Worst About Cops
We all do it, but, as only blacks and Hispanics get caught for it.
January 27, 2020
Op-Ed: The Queens Bus-Network Redesign May Hurt Transit Deserts
The MTA plan would strand Eastern Queens residents and send them back to their cars. But better, cheaper LIRR access could be a game changer.
January 27, 2020
Reckless NYPD Drivers Insensitively Park Killing Machine in the Bike Lane
Not only are they horrible drivers, but cops at the 88th Precinct also made a mistake by blocking a bike lane with a car that had killed a beloved neighborhood resident.
January 26, 2020
Another Pedestrian is Killed in Chinatown
Police did not say whether the driver ran a red light, but he or she was not immediately charged.
January 26, 2020
SMALL VICTORY? NYPD Says It Has Changed E-Bike Crackdown to Focus on ‘Unsafe’ Riding
The Police Department says it is now focusing on unsafe e-bike riding, not merely e-bike riding in and of itself.
January 25, 2020