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A sensor could have alerted the driver of this massive cement truck that the woman was right in front of it.

The Ongoing Shame of How the NYPD Downplays Road Violence to Shield Drivers

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments

The death of Judith Wieder once again highlights a major failure of the NYPD to properly inform the public — but only because the death was caught on video.

"Jaywalking" — everyone does it. So why are the vast majority of tickets written to blacks and Hispanics?

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NYPD Targets Blacks and Latinos for ‘Jaywalking’ Tickets

By Martin Samoylov and Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments

The NYPD has found another way to harass people of color: jaywalking tickets.

Whoa! A five-foot-two, cane using elderly woman, a cousin of the author, is no match for this monster GMC truck parked on a sidewalk in New Orleans. Photo: Martha Roskowski

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Op-Ed: Wanted — a Strategy for Curtailing SUVs and Monster Trucks

By Martha Roskowski | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments

New York's 'shaming' campaign is a start, but activists should push for national pedestrian-safety standards and local car-free zones.

A Round and a Roundy: The Five Stages of LaGuardia AirTrain Grief

By Streetsblog | Jan 7, 2020 | No Comments

Obviously our cartoonist and national treasure, Bill Roundy, has been reading Streetsblog this week!

The proposed, and currently unnamed, Penn Station South. Maybe they can name it after Henrik Lundqvist. Photo: Governor Cuomo's Office

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‘Master Builder’ Cuomo Pitches Old Proposal For New ‘Penn Station South’

By Dave Colon | Jan 7, 2020 | No Comments

A possibly $8-billion proposal would raise the total number of train tracks at Penn Station to 29 and serve 175,000 commuters per day, the governor said.

Mayor de Blasio (with his Police Commissioner Dermot Shea) defended his crackdowon on delivery workers. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

SOME PROGRESSIVE! Mayor de Blasio Can’t Stop Slandering E-Bike-Riding Delivery Workers

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 6, 2020 | No Comments

What's with this guy? Seriously.

A rendering of the proposed LGA AirTrain. Image: Governor's Office

Op-Ed: Current LGA AirTrain Route is the Best, Greenest Transit Option

By Rick Cotton | Jan 6, 2020 | No Comments

Alternative proposals are fatally flawed, argues the Port Authority executive director.

Council Member Brad Lander announced his Reckless Driver Accountability Act in 2018. File photo.

Legal Speed Bumps Continue for ‘Reckless Driver’ Bill, But Lander is ‘Optimistic’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 6, 2020 | No Comments

"We're almost there," says Council Speaker Corey Johnson.

Just a few of the 219 people who were killed on NYC streets in 2019.

In Memoriam 2019: The Lives We Lost (And The Drivers Who Weren’t Charged)

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 6, 2020 | No Comments

The primary cause of death on New York City roadways remains reckless drivers. Yet more than half have not been charged. Here's our annual tribute to the dead — and our annual call for action.

Sayonara: The proposed Queens bus network redesign eliminates the Q53. Image: Around the Horn via Flickr

Queens Bus Network Redesign Strives for Simplicity

By Dave Colon | Jan 3, 2020 | No Comments

The draft plan seeks to combine routes and eliminate redundancies while improving connections among neighborhoods and between boroughs.

A rendering shows what the AirTrain would look like at Willets Point. Image: AbetterwaytoLGA.com

Op-Ed: Stop the Runaway LaGuardia AirTrain

By Benjamin Kabak | Jan 3, 2020 | No Comments

New York should pull the plug on this $2-billion boondoggle. But the governor wants it, so it is hurtling ahead.

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