Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Media Watch

Corey Johnson Just Smacked Down CBS2’s Bikelash Crap in the Most Perfect Way

By Streetsblog | Sep 17, 2019 | 34 Comments

The speaker tells CBS2 that it's simply wrong to continue the news outlet's ongoing war on cyclists.

How Lazy Coverage of Pedestrian Deaths Obscures Why Streets Are So Dangerous

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 8, 2018 | No Comments

Journalists should be more skeptical of police accounts of pedestrian deaths.

No, “Drunk Walking” Is Not Causing the Rise in Pedestrian Deaths

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 6, 2018 | No Comments

A new report from PBS News Hour violates the most basic precepts of good journalism in a pathetic attempt to pin the rise in pedestrian fatalities on people who drink and walk.

Jay Parker, the owner of Ben's Best Deli, says a reduction in parking on Queens Boulevard put him out of business. But there are a dozen garages near the deli, some selling car storage for less than a side of health salad. Image via Google Maps

Mythbusters: The Queens Boulevard Bike Lane Didn’t Do in Ben’s Best Deli

By Ben Fried | Jun 14, 2018 | 36 Comments

Blame the punishing economics of running a kosher meat emporium in 2018, not the Queens Boulevard bike lane.

How Coverage of Pedestrian Fatalities Dehumanizes Victims and Absolves Drivers

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 28, 2018 | No Comments

An analysis of news headlines in Canada identified rhetorical patterns that deflect culpability from drivers.

Joe Addabbo wants DOT to downgrade Woodhaven Boulevard SBS by increasing the hours drivers are allowed to park in bus lanes. Video still: NY1

NY1 Teams Up With Joe Addabbo to Bash Better Bus Service for Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers

By Brad Aaron | Nov 29, 2017 | 13 Comments

Neglecting to talk to bus riders, NY1 reporter Ruschell Boone gives Woodhaven Boulevard SBS the driver gripefest treatment.

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