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City Not Using Camera Tickets to Crack Down on Reckless Cabbies

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 10, 2020 | No Comments

The Taxi and Limousine Commission claims it does not have the authority to take cabbies off the road for multiple camera-issued speeding tickets. But others say it does.

A cement truck driver killed an elderly woman with a cane in Borough Park last week: Citizen

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NYPD: Two People Killed By Truck Drivers Within Hours of Each Other on Tuesday

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 7, 2020 | No Comments

Two people were killed in as many hours by the drivers of massive trucks on Tuesday morning — one a 10-year-old boy and the other an elderly woman, a pattern of carnage that picks up where last year left off.

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.

DOT Will Truly Protect Grand Street Protected Bike Lane

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 4, 2020 | No Comments

DOT confirmed it would install thick delineators, which provide a sturdier barrier to drivers, along the south side of Grand Street between Morgan Avenue and Rodney Street.

Ellyn Berman and friends during a yoga retreat. Photo provided by family.

UWS Woman Killed By Driver — Another Hole in the Neighborhood Fabric

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 23, 2019 | No Comments

Police said that on Dec. 7, the driver of a 2016 RAM truck fatally struck 85-year-old Ellyn Berman as she crossed Broadway in the crosswalk near W. 61st Street at about 3 p.m. Berman died from her injuries on Dec. 16.

Police investigate a fatal crash at the corner of Broadway and Howard Street. Photo: Dave Colon

NYPD: Four People Killed by Drivers in 24 Hours, Six Within 48

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 20, 2019 | No Comments

If this is a war on cars, why are pedestrians and cyclists doing most of the dying?

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