Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Media Watch

This Just In: The Media Business Is Auto-Dependent Too

By Ben Fried | Aug 8, 2008 | 18 Comments

Think web sites are saturated with car ads? The internet’s got nothing on local TV. The graphic on the right comes from a recent Wall Street Journal article (preview only) on car makers’ attempts to curb their advertising budgets. The amount of money pouring into the media from the auto industry is staggering. Analysts predict […]

Times Shows Little Love for Livable Streets

By Brad Aaron | Jul 11, 2008 | 19 Comments

Are you "a certain kind of urban idealist"? Chances are that if you read Streetsblog, the answer is yes. At least according to the New York Times. This week, the Times covered three major livable streets initiatives, now either underway or under consideration by the city: its first step toward establishing a bike-share system, a […]

You Can Drive Over a Child, But Don’t Drive Away After

By Brad Aaron | Jul 2, 2008 | 12 Comments

The Daily News today has the story of a 10-year-old Suffolk County cyclist who was mangled by a hit-and-run driver on Monday, the first day of the boy’s summer vacation. Hit while riding with a friend, the unidentified kid had both his legs broken. But according to police, the driver’s only offense was what he […]

Today’s Carnage Brought to You By…

By Brad Aaron | May 14, 2008 | 5 Comments

Yesterday, a 9-year-old Brooklyn boy was run down in the street while on his way home from school. The 16-year-old driver, Shyquan Burns, was behind the wheel of a souped-up Dodge Charger. Witnesses say Burns, who fled the scene but later turned himself into police, was speeding. The victim, Akeem Suluki, was in critical condition […]

Media Watch: Stay Tuned for Next Week’s New Yorker

By Aaron Naparstek | Nov 3, 2006 | 2 Comments

Something to look forward to: Next week’s New Yorker is running a lengthy feature story on New York City bicycling and Critical Mass by Ben McGrath.

The New York Times Comes Correct… Almost

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 18, 2006 | 3 Comments

On Monday Streetsblog wrote that the New York Times had under-reported the number of New York City bicycle fatalities in 2005. A correction appeared in the Times today: A report in the Metro Briefing column last Friday about the death of a bike messenger in Manhattan misstated the number of bicyclists killed in traffic accidents in […]

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