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Reporter Monica Morales wants to help these P.S. 213 parents stop a project that would make it safer for kids to walk or bike to school.

Barry Grodenchik and Nily Rozic Stoke Fear of DOT Project to Make It Safer to Walk and Bike to P.S. 213

By David Meyer | Nov 9, 2017 | 29 Comments

WPIX is on a mission to stop a street safety project outside P.S. 213. And local representatives Barry Grodenchik and Nily Rozic are falling for it.

What We Owe Gothamist and DNAinfo

By Ben Fried | Nov 7, 2017 | 31 Comments

When I started reporting for Streetsblog in 2008, writing about biking as transportation was still an oddity in NYC media, and community boards were making crucial decisions about streets and transit with very little public scrutiny. Reporters with Gothamist and DNAinfo changed that, and I want to take a moment to recognize those contributions.

People who bike are safer on this segment of Northern Boulevard, and Tony Avella won't stand for it. Image: CBS 2

Avella Roused to Action By Dinged Up Mercedes, Not Loss of Life

By Brad Aaron | Oct 10, 2017 | 26 Comments

As far as Avella is concerned, people who bike and walk on Northern Boulevard just don't count.

Atlantic Avenue at Rochester Avenue. Photo: Google Maps

Driver Kills Brooklyn Cyclist and NYPD Again Reflexively Blames the Victim in the Press

By Brad Aaron | Jul 12, 2017 | 9 Comments

NYPD cited no evidence that the deceased victim caused the crash, but that didn't stop the department from telling the media he ran a red light.

10th Avenue at W. 55th Street. Photo: Google Maps

NYPD Blames Victim After Box Truck Driver Kills Cyclist Corbin Carr, 17, in Hell’s Kitchen

By Brad Aaron | Jun 29, 2017 | 27 Comments

In light of the department's track record of putting out misleading crash information, initial police accounts can't be trusted in the absence of video evidence or testimony from witnesses other than the driver.

Gov. Cuomo. Photo: Governor’s Office/Flickr

Crowding Is a Symptom of What Ails the Subways, Not a Cause

By Ben Fried | Jun 28, 2017 | 14 Comments

The Times came out with a piece on subway delays this morning that's getting heavy play on Twitter. It has some compelling visualizations of the rise in ridership and decline in reliability, but it starts off by framing poor service in a way that obscures the root of the subway's troubles.

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