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Rogue Private Carter Arrested for Suspended License
The NYPD's ongoing crackdown on rogue truckers continues.
February 28, 2019
Merry Christmas From Streetsblog — Now, Enjoy Our Carols!
Sit back, grab some cocoa and cookies, and click on the videos below to ring in the season with The Streetsblog Carolers.
December 25, 2018
Watch Simcha Felder Run From a Mother Who Lost Her Child to a Speeding Driver
With just hours to go in the legislative session, Felder’s intransigence could shut down NYC’s speed camera program. If that happens, people will die.
June 19, 2018
Which Matters More to Albany: Saving Lives or Collecting Campaign Cash From the PBA?
The largest union representing uniformed NYPD cops is the lone source of organized opposition to the expansion of speed cameras in New York City, and has spent lavishly on campaign contributions to the players in Albany who control the fate of the speed cam bill.
June 19, 2018
NYS DOT and NYPD Security Overkill Could Destroy the Hudson River Greenway
The space between anti-vehicle bollards must be wide enough to accommodate greenway crowds, but the state DOT and NYPD appear to be making other plans without public input.
May 9, 2018
86-Year-Old Driver Kills Giovanni Ampuero, 9, in Queens Crosswalk
Motorists have killed five children walking or biking on NYC streets this year, compared to one such fatality in the first four months of 2017.
April 30, 2018
State DOT Prepping Permanent Measures to Replace Temporary Barriers on West Side Greenway
State DOT is "designing a permanent solution to replace the temporary security measures on the Route 9A bikeway." Construction will begin in the summer and wrap up sometime in 2019.
March 16, 2018
Security Theater Continues to Squeeze West Side Greenway
State DOT said it would re-orient jersey barriers to make them parallel with the path, but three days later, many barriers are still straddling the greenway at dangerous angles.
November 6, 2017
De Blasio: Greenway Barriers Need to Change So “People Can Still Ride Their Bikes”
Mayor de Blasio said the placement of concrete barriers on the Hudson River Greenway in response to Tuesday's truck attack needs to change. "I think what was originally put in just in the last day or so needs some revision to make sure people can still ride their bikes," he said.
November 3, 2017
Stop Ruining the Hudson River Greenway in the Name of Security
The preventive measures installed after Tuesday's fatal attack have cut the width of the Hudson River Greenway in half at some locations, pinching the movement of cyclists and pedestrians on a crowded path used by thousands of people each day.
November 3, 2017
