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Parks Department workers were repairing the monument on Monday, after a driver left a trail of wreckage. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

AW, SHUCKS: Driver in Explosive War Monument Crash with 120 Tickets Was Almost About to be Held Accountable

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 7, 2022 | No Comments

In the wake of Sunday's crash, New Yorkers are again asking how the owner of a car with 120 speeding and red light tickets was even allowed behind the wheel.

Kids trying to cross Canal Street on a "Gridlock Alert" day on Wednesday. File photo: Julianne Cuba

An Open Letter To DOT Commissioner Rodriguez on Eve of #FixCanal Workshop

By John Massengale | Mar 7, 2022 | No Comments

An architect sets us up for tonight's Canal Street workshop.

Monday’s Headlines: Don’t Mess With Tony Melone Edition

By Streetsblog | Mar 7, 2022 | No Comments

We were very saddened to hear that a motorist and his thuggish passenger had beaten Friend of Streetsblog Tony Melone for the "crime" of having touched his car. Plus all the other news from a busy weekend.

People love the Brooklyn Bridge bike path. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Led Ongoing Boom Through 2021

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 7, 2022 | No Comments

Daily trips over the new eight-foot two-way bike path on the roadbed of the bridge’s Manhattan-bound side soared 27.2 percent across all of 2021, according to data compiled by Bike New York.

MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: Which Precinct Disrespects its Neighbors the Worst?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 7, 2022 | No Comments

Yes, it's time for Streetsblog's annual tournament, where 16 police precincts compete for the title of Worst Neighbor to the community it is supposed to protect and serve.

DWI Electric Bike Rider Injures Two Brooklyn Pedestrians, Cops Say

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 6, 2022 | No Comments

A drugged-out electric bike rider struck two pedestrians in Brooklyn, critically wounding one, cops said — a rare crash involving a bike rider and a pedestrian.

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