Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Street Safety

This is Myrtle Avenue looking east towards Bedford — a completely dangerous part of a very dangerous neighborhood. Photo: Google

Woman Pushing Stroller Run Down and Killed by Trucker in Brooklyn

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 2, 2021 | No Comments

A woman who was pushing a child in a stroller across Myrtle Avenue in a notoriously dangerous section of Brooklyn was killed on Thursday morning by the driver of a flatbed truck, who was not charged, police said.

Mobileye — and the Met. Photo: Mobileye, an Intel Company

Self-Driving Car Industry, Promising Safety, Pushes Back on DOT Plan to Regulate Testing

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 1, 2021 | No Comments

The proposed rules would make NYC "inhospitable" to life-saving autonomous vehicle technology, reps for tech giants said at a hearing on Wednesday.

Wednesday’s Headlines: Good for You, Governor Edition

By Streetsblog | Sep 1, 2021 | No Comments

An "extraordinary" legislative session (aka lawmakers doing their freakin' jobs). Plus all the other news.

Incoming Manhattan Council Members (who talked to us) include (from left) Shaun Abreu, Erik Bottcher, Kristin Richardson Jordan, Julie Menin and Carmen de la Rosa.

Incoming Manhattan Council Members Tell Us Their Transportation Priorities

By Eve Kessler | Aug 31, 2021 | No Comments

Six districts are getting new representatives — perhaps the most progressive crop the borough has seen. We took their temperature.

Barry the barred owl in Central Park. Photo: Via Twitter

It’s Official: Central Park Owl Died in Truck Onslaught

By Eve Kessler | Aug 30, 2021 | No Comments

Beloved Barry was felled by "blunt trauma" from crash, says the Department of Environmental Conservation.

Friday’s Headlines: For Whom the Central Business District Tolls

By Eve Kessler | Aug 27, 2021 | No Comments

The MTA announced the dates for its congestion-pricing public meetings. Plus, other news on a torpid day.

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