Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Enforcement

Justice for Baby Apolline. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

City Sued over Killing of Baby Apolline by Recidivist Reckless Driver on a ‘Dangerous’ Street

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 20, 2022 | No Comments

"We call on the city to resolve this case quickly so my clients can get closure with their lives," said Harris Marks, lawyer for Julien Mong and Marion Guillemin.

Scenes like this are being investigated more thoroughly by the Department of Transportation these days.

DOT Report Shows Ongoing Driver Recklessness — And the Agency’s Slow Response to It

By Dave Colon | Jul 15, 2022 | No Comments

There were 15,947 reported vehicle crashes in the first quarter of 2022. The Department of Transportation examined 521 of those crash locations and took immediate action to improve safety at just three.

Cycle of Rage: Pro-Car Council Members are the Ones Who Politicize DOT’s Work

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 12, 2022 | No Comments

Fortunately, Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez will not be Council Member Bob Holden's executioner.

Drunk Drivers Who Kill Could Be Paying for their Crime for Almost 20 Years

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 8, 2022 | No Comments

New York's legislature is only following Tennessee and other states that are seeking to make drunk drivers pay child support if their actions orphan a child.

The mayor is very skeptical of fake plates. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Mayor Adams on Fake Plate Crackdown: ‘This Time, It Will Happen Because Eric Adams is Mayor’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 5, 2022 | No Comments

OK, bad guys, now you're really really on notice.

Gov. Hochul signed the speed camera expansion earlier this summer as Mayor Adams, State Sen. Andrew Gounardes, Assembly Member Deborah Glick and members of Families for Safe Streets looked on. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Hochul Signs Speed Camera Bill, Citing Streetsblog’s Coverage of Unsafe School Streets

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 24, 2022 | No Comments

The city's speed cameras will no longer stop issuing tickets at 10 p.m. but will stay on the job 24-7-365, thanks to Gov. Hochul affixing her signature on the bill re-authorizing and expanding the automated enforcement.

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