Wednesday’s Headlines: Lack of Urgency Edition
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People are always asking us, “Why don’t drivers with hundreds of dollars in parking and dozens of reckless moving violation tickets get taken off the road?" Plus other news.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Enforcement
About That Safety Crackdown: NYPD Conducts Yet Another Tiny Enforcement Push
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Mayor Adams's sole safe streets announcement so far in his administration — a promise to protect pedestrians with a "relentless" effort by the NYPD — is just the same old fake crackdown.
INVESTIGATION: Whatever Happened to that Reckless Driver Who Totaled Brooklyn War Memorial?
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Here's a deep dive on one single reckless driver with a singularly bad driving record who caused a single crash in Brooklyn — a story of civic dysfunction and basic lack of follow up.
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: Boogie Down Brawl Pits the Filthy 48th vs. the Fortress 50th
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This is the latest first-round battle in our annual contest, pitting two Bronx commands.
MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: Two Queens Precincts That Could Go All the Way
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We've invited the 110th Precinct to take another shot this year, given the surprise we felt after readers denied the precinct a much-deserved a victory in the borough finals last year.
AW, SHUCKS: Driver in Explosive War Monument Crash with 120 Tickets Was Almost About to be Held Accountable
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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.