Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about New York State DMV

DMV Primer: How the Safety Hearing System Lets Deadly Drivers Off the Hook

By Steve Vaccaro | Dec 2, 2014 | 11 Comments

This is part of a series of posts on the workings of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, its role in deterring or facilitating traffic violence, and agency reforms that could make streets and roads safer. Crash victims and their families have learned to expect little from New York City’s police and district […]

The New York State DMV Primer: Why Two Hearings for Killer Drivers?

By Steve Vaccaro | Nov 25, 2014 | 6 Comments

Editor’s note: This is the first installment in a series of Streetsblog columns and stories on the workings of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, its role in deterring or facilitating traffic violence, and agency reforms that could make streets and roads safer. Many questions arose when news broke that the motorist who […]

Families for Safe Streets Meets With Cuomo Rep to Talk DMV Reforms

By Brad Aaron | Nov 19, 2014 | 24 Comments

In a meeting with representatives from Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration Tuesday, members of Families for Safe Streets called for reforms to New York State Department of Motor Vehicles protocols, with the goal of discouraging reckless driving and obtaining some measure of justice for crash victims and their families. Karen Rae, Cuomo’s deputy transportation secretary, met with relatives […]

NY State DMV Dismisses Tickets of Driver Who Killed Allie Liao [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Nov 7, 2014 | 109 Comments

Update: Streetsblog has filed a freedom of information request for documents related to the DMV’s dismissal of tickets issued by NYPD to Ahmad Abu-Zayedeh. An administrative law judge with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles threw out tickets issued by NYPD to the driver who ran over 3-year-old Allison Liao as she and her grandmother […]

NYC Pedestrian and Cyclist Traffic Injuries Hit Five-Year High in 2013

By Brad Aaron | Oct 29, 2014 | 10 Comments

Motorists injured more pedestrians and cyclists in New York City last year than in any of the previous five years, according to official 2013 data on traffic injuries and deaths released by the state DMV [PDF]. Confirming preliminary NYPD figures, the final DMV stats show total traffic injuries remained near the five-year low — meaning pedestrians […]

DMV Scrambles to Contain Scandal of Wrongful Bike Penalties

By Steve Vaccaro | Sep 23, 2014 | 12 Comments

Last Friday, New York State DMV responded to mounting evidence that it has been systematically cheating cyclists by imposing motorist-only surcharges and license points for bicycling violations, contrary to state law. The problem was first brought to DMV’s attention on August 12, in a Streetsblog post. DMV admitted that it was violating the law and agreed […]

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