Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

Traffic Justice Q&A With Bronx Prosecutor Joseph A. McCormack

By Brad Aaron | Jul 8, 2009 | 7 Comments

Continuing our series of interviews on the topic of traffic justice, today we hear from Joseph A. McCormack. McCormack is chief of the Vehicular Crimes Bureau of Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson’s office. Designated by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee as New York State Traffic Resource Prosecutor, McCormack is responsible for statewide trainings of […]

NYPD Cruiser Carnage: Move Along, Nothing to See Here

By Brad Aaron | Jul 1, 2009 | 15 Comments

Photo: Daily News Police, witness and media accounts vary — widely — as to what exactly happened in the East Village yesterday afternoon. The NYPD version goes something like this: Two officers responding to a call to help another officer were proceeding north on Avenue D with lights and sirens. Near E. 5th Street, the […]

Meet the (Alleged) Road Rage Thug of Ninth Avenue: Gus Gonzalez

By Ben Fried | Jun 25, 2009 | 30 Comments

Inset: No day at the beach. Photo: Belly of the beast? So, based on the accumulated evidence, we can safely say that the man who allegedly blocked the Ninth Avenue bike lane with his 7,000 lb. Ford Excursion, exploded in a fit of rage when cyclist Ray Bengen tried to ride by without getting crushed, […]

State Senate Bill Would Wipe Bad Driving Records Clean

By Brad Aaron | Jun 24, 2009 | 15 Comments

A bill introduced in the Senate this month could make New York roads and streets more dangerous while dealing a severe setback to the state’s traffic justice movement. Schneiderman S5958 would permit drivers to conceal records of traffic violations three years after sentencing. First brought to our attention by a column in the Glens Falls […]

DA Files Charge Against Cyclist Attacked by SUV Driver in 9th Ave Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Jun 23, 2009 | 96 Comments

Ray Bengen, pictured here lying on the sidewalk beneath the driver who knocked him off his bike, will face charges of criminal mischief in Manhattan criminal court next month. The Manhattan DA’s office is filing charges of criminal mischief against a cyclist, Ray Bengen, because he allegedly caused property damage to a multi-ton SUV in […]

Fallen Pedestrians Memorialized in Hell’s Kitchen

By Brad Aaron | Jun 15, 2009 | 1 Comment

Christine Berthet of CHEKPEDS speaks at Ninth and 40th, where Susanne M. Schnitzer was killed in April. At left are Manhattan DA candidates Cy Vance and Richard Aborn. State Senator Tom Duane, who also spoke, stands at right. On Saturday, over 50 people, including several local electeds and candidates, joined bereaved family members for a […]

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