Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Street Safety

A hit-and-run driver killed a man at the corner of Avenue N and E. 98th Street in Canarsie. Above, a downed stop sign and fire hydrant show the driver's path. Photo: Steven Vago

UPDATED: Brooklyn Man Killed in Early Morning Hit-and-Run

By Gersh Kuntzman and Steven Vago | Jun 23, 2020 | No Comments

A Brooklyn man was run down and killed by the driver of a massive Jeep early Tuesday morning, and the driver and his passenger ran away from the crash scene leaving their victim to die, cops said.

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn Heights. Photo: Patch

Carpocalypse Now … And Forever?! Mayor de Blasio Cheers Phase 2 Traffic Jams

By Steven Vago | Jun 22, 2020 | No Comments

Phase 2 re-opening bringing city back to the "normal" of pollution, traffic and death.

Good road design illuminates the supposed need for NYPD enforcement, which keeps people safe on multiple levels, a new Transportation Alternatives report argues. Photo: Jeff Prant

Report: City Must Get NYPD Out of Street Enforcement — For Everyone’s Safety

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 19, 2020 | No Comments

“It has become abundantly clear that the NYPD’s approach to traffic safety is not working, especially for New Yorkers of color,” said Transportation Alternatives Deputy Director Marco Conner DiAquoi.

The new face of the NYPD. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

It’s Official: NYPD Just Stole Streets by Station Houses

By Eve Kessler | Jun 18, 2020 | No Comments

Trottenberg cops to the fact that security agency stole the public right of way — but neither she nor the mayor offer any remedy.

An illegally parked Eyewitness News truck idles in an illegal spot in the Bronx on April 24, 2020. Photo: Eve Kessler

BUSTED! ‘Eyewitness News’ Driver Breaks Law in ABC7-TV Truck

By Eve Kessler | Jun 15, 2020 | No Comments

My nuisance-neighbor newsman uses company billboard to block hydrant, pollute air in the Bronx. So what does corporate say?

The six challengers who got StreetsPAC's endorsement are (clockwise from top left): Katherine Walsh, Amanda Septimo, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Rajiv Gowda, Emily Gallagher and Mary Jobaida.

StreetsPAC Endorses Six Challengers in June 23 Primary

By Eve Kessler | Jun 12, 2020 | No Comments

Sets sights on unseating Savino, DenDekker, Nolan, Lentol, Ortiz and Arroyo in local races.

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