Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Aggressive Driving

This is the car that a driver used to kill Stella Clinton last year. Photo: Ben Verde

Brooklyn DA Let Killer Driver Off The Hook for No Reason

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 3, 2020 | No Comments

Police had arrested 49-year-old John Sherman shortly after he struck and killed 85-year-old Stella Clinton as he reversed into his driveway. But Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez dropped the case.

As a politician, Manhattan DA Cy Vance has put forward a great bill to hold drivers accountable. As a prosecutor, he has failed to do so consistently. Photo: Adam Schultz

Kill a Woman With a Gun? Twenty Years to Life. Kill a Woman With a Car? A $750 Fine.

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 14, 2019 | No Comments

As a politician, Manhattan DA Cy Vance has put forward a great bill to hold drivers accountable. As a prosecutor, he has failed to do so consistently. A new case makes that crystal clear.

The photo shows why Jewel Avenue is so dangerous for cyclists. Here at the 69th Road leg, cyclists are expected to make their way uphill with drivers who have exited a highway as the bike lane disappears. Photo: Google Maps

Op-Ed: Jewel Avenue is the New Boulevard of Death

By Joby Jacob | Nov 13, 2019 | No Comments

Jewel Avenue — like neighboring Queens Boulevard — excels in road injuries and fatalities. DOT should redesign it, stat!

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Pols Offer New Law to Hold Reckless Drivers Accountable

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 30, 2019 | No Comments

The days of "It was just an accident!" may soon be over.

A Queens man was charged with setting 17 DOT traffic cameras on fire throughout 2020.

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SPEED CAMERAS WORK: City Writes More Tickets — But Drivers are Getting the Message

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 15, 2019 | No Comments

Thousands more reckless drivers are getting caught speeding near schools thanks to the additional speed cameras that started going up in school zones this summer, data shows.

The NYPD's Collision Investigation Squad does not play a role in Vision Zero and should be taken away from the NYPD, argues this op-ed. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Manhattan Pol Wants To Change State Law To Hold Reckless Drivers Accountable

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 7, 2019 | 81 Comments

Substituting one word could eliminate the notion that prosecutors need to prove that a driver was aware of his or her misconduct.

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