Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Street Safety

Drivers Seriously Injure Two More Pedestrians — But One Hit-and-Run Driver Collared, Say Cops

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 4, 2022 | No Comments

Crashes have injured 14,488 people, or roughly 120 New Yorkers every day. Of those, 4,157 were pedestrians, cyclists or moped or scooter riders. That means roughly 34 vulnerable road users are injured every day in this city.

'We Need New Station Houses Because of NYPD's Illegal Parking,' Communities Say

By Eve Kessler | May 4, 2022 | No Comments

The antidote to illegal cop parking? Why, more parking, of course, say many community boards.

Above, a private carting truck that lacks protective side rails. The city's historical deal on commercial waste zones will mandate the rails — if it ever gets off the ground. Photo: Facebook

TRASH TALK: Advocates Warn Against Further Delays on Commercial Waste Zones

By Eve Kessler | May 2, 2022 | No Comments

They don't trust them as far as they can throw them.

Will this abandoned car on Ocean Parkway ever be removed? Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

CYCLE OF RAGE: The Car that Never Moves Yet Endangers Pedestrians (And is of No Concern to the NYPD)

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 28, 2022 | No Comments

There's a broken-down car on Ocean Parkway that has not moved since at least July, 2020. Yet it's only been ticketed three times, despite more than 30 complaints to 311. Oh, and it has an NYPD vest on the dashboard. Herein lies a great yarn.

The NYPD is almost entirely focused on guns and shootings at the expense of cracking down on reckless drivers. (All gun photos from Police Commissioner Sewell's Twitter account)

NYPD’s Lackluster Enforcement Against Reckless Drivers Continued in Second Month of Supposed Crackdown

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 28, 2022 | No Comments

Remember that much-ballyhooed crackdown on drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians — the one Streetsblog debunked last month? Well, it's even more debunkable.

The cover of the DOT presentation on Wednesday night to Queens CB3.

34TH AVE. UPDATE: DOT Presents ‘Bold’ Plan for the Permanent Open Street Called ‘Paseo Park’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 28, 2022 | No Comments

The agency said it was motivated primarily by safety and by the higher numbers of pedestrians than vehicles for most of the day.

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