Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about 311

The city covered over a sunken part of 40th Drive in Queens on Friday — but only after a cyclist was killed after failing into the depressed roadway. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

City Covers Up Failure After Cyclist Death, With Hastily Made Repair

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 28, 2022 | No Comments

The caved-in pavement on 40th Drive in Elmhurst that knocked 77-year-old Lin Wen-Chiang off his bike late on Thursday night, causing his death, has been hastily patched by city workers — too late, of course, to save him.

City Hall Condemns Death Threats to 311 User Who Filed Illegal Parking Complaint to NYPD

By Jesse Coburn | Feb 10, 2022 | No Comments

The statement followed a Streetsblog story Wednesday about the series of threatening phone calls a Park Slope resident received after he filed a 311 complaint to the NYPD about a truck parked illegally in a bus stop.

Death Threats Follow Brooklyn Man's Complaints to 311 and NYPD

By Jesse Coburn | Feb 9, 2022 | No Comments

The calls were by far the most extreme of any documented by Streetsblog in its investigation of 311.

This was the abandoned, totaled Mercedes in front of Assembly Member Al Taylor's office on Jan. 9, after it had already been sitting there for two weeks. Photo: Wendy Franks

Check Out This Abandoned Car in Harlem!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 17, 2022 | No Comments

Slow news day? Why not head to Harlem and check out the burnt-out abandoned vehicle in front of Assembly Member Al Taylor's office?

City Investigating NYPD 311 Harassment Allegations After Streetsblog Report

By Jesse Coburn | Dec 21, 2021 | No Comments

The Department of Investigation said agency staffers were probing allegations that Streetsblog reported two months ago.

Are Cops Writing the Tickets They Say They Are Following 311 Complaints?

By Jesse Coburn | Nov 24, 2021 | No Comments

The NYPD rarely reports ticketing drivers in response to 311 complaints about blocked bike lanes, city data shows. But a new Streetsblog analysis raises doubts whether officers are even writing the tickets that they say they are.

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