Test of Syndication
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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about “Accidents”
EXCERPT: There are No ‘Accidents’ — We Have Been Fooled into Thinking There Are
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This excerpt from the new book, "There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and Disaster — Who Profits and Who Pays the Price" will make you rethink crashes, capitalism and culpability.
That Viral Dodge Ad Isn’t the First Time Automakers Compared Drivers to ‘Predators’
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A new viral Dodge seems like a new low for the notoriously toxic automaker — but it’s just the latest chapter in the company's promotion of the deadliest driving behaviors.
Streetfilms and Streetsblog: The First 10 Years
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This summer, Streetfilms and Streetsblog celebrated our 10-year anniversary, and to mark the occasion, we created this film looking back at how our reporting and videos have changed streets in New York, the U.S., and cities all over the world.
Today’s Headlines
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Opposition to Trump, Support for Immigrants Fills Manhattan Streets (Gothamist, NBC)
NYC Immigrants Are Already Living in Fear of Trump (Bklyn Paper)
Andrew Cuomo Offers a Conditional Promise to Protect New Yorkers From Trump (News)
Teen Driver Unintentionally Strikes His Grandmother in Floral Park Driveway, Killing Her (News, Post)
Hit-and-Run Driver Critically Injures Man at Ralph and Macon in Bed-Stuy (News)
De Blasio's East Harlem Plan Should Upzone Affluent Parts of the Neighborhood But Doesn't (News)
Andrew Albert Wants to Split A Train Service Between East and West Rockaway (Post)
Brooklyn Developers Will Run Their Own Shuttles From J/M/Z to BillyBurg Construction Sites (Crain's)
More headlines at Streetsblog USA
Attention Ray Kelly: NYPD Still Using “Accident” to Describe Traffic Crashes
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Earlier this year, Commissioner Ray Kelly announced that the word “accident” would be eliminated from the NYPD lexicon. Not only would the Accident Investigation Squad be rebranded as the Collision Investigation Squad, Kelly said, but “accident” would be changed to “collision” on all departmental materials. In a letter to City Council transportation chair James Vacca, […]