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The intersection has not been properly daylighted. Photo: Google

Another Pedestrian — This Time a Kid — is Badly Wounded by a Driver in Bloody Year

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 11, 2022 | No Comments

A 12-year-old girl was run down and critically injured by the driver of a luxury sedan on Thursday — and the driver was not charged, police said.

Here's a mini on a brownstone street. Graphic: Oonee

Friday’s Headlines: From the Assignment Desk Edition

By Streetsblog | Mar 11, 2022 | No Comments

Today's a big day for sustainable transportation lovers. But before that, check out all the other news from yesterday.

The 103rd Precinct in Jamaica takes on the reigning champs from Astoria in this Queens battle. Photos: Julianne Cuba

MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: A Queens Battle of the 103rd vs. the 114th

By Streetsblog | Mar 11, 2022 | No Comments

Today’s first-round battle in our annual cop-parking contest features two Queens precincts that both have notoriously bad reputations for how poorly they treat their neighbors.

London Imposes $16/Day Fee on Dirtiest Cars, And Sparks Debate Across the Pond

By Kea Wilson | Mar 11, 2022 | No Comments

Mayor Sadiq Khan leads again. Will the U.S. follow?

Driving, always driving. Inset photo: Ben Lunsford

KOMANOFF: Skyrocketing Gas Prices Won’t Unjam U.S. Roads

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 10, 2022 | No Comments

Only a stiff congestion price can meaningfully cut traffic congestion. And only organizing can get us better transit and safe bicycling networks.

The squad: The mayor and his economic development team earlier this year at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Photo: Mayor's office

Adams’s Blueprint for Recovery is Vague on Public Space, Trash, Parking Reduction and Other Key Initiatives

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 10, 2022 | No Comments

Mayor Adams on Thursday revealed a pretty hefty — but not-so-detailed — blueprint for reviving the city. But what's in the "Rebuild, Renew, Reinvent" blueprint for the livable streets crowd? Here's what we found...

Thursday’s Headlines: Boosting our (Cop) Brackets Edition

By Eve Kessler | Mar 10, 2022 | No Comments

Why Streetsblog's March (Parking) Madness series is so important. Plus other news.

MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: Boogie Down Brawl Pits the Filthy 48th vs. the Fortress 50th

By Streetsblog | Mar 10, 2022 | No Comments

This is the latest first-round battle in our annual contest, pitting two Bronx commands.

Advocates to Biden: Car Dependence — Not Gas Prices — Is America’s Real Crisis

By Kea Wilson | Mar 10, 2022 | No Comments

The U.S. ban on Russian oil has sustainable transportation advocates urging leaders to take action before surging gas prices overwhelm American families — by giving them access to the active and shared transportation they have long needed.

Pedestrian injuries are soaring this year. Each blue dot is an injured pedestrian. Map: NYPD

BEHIND THE NUMBERS: Road Violence is Soaring Under Mayor Adams

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 10, 2022 | No Comments

The violence on New York City streets is even worse than you thought.

Kids trying to cross Canal Street on a "Gridlock Alert" day on Wednesday. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Op-Ed: It's Time for Action on Canal St.

By Joseph Tedeschi | Mar 9, 2022 | No Comments

What is to be done about traffic and safety? And why has only negligible action been taken for decades?

Our photographer tried to get artsy with his shot of Tuesday night's pro-open street rally in Fort Greene. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Wednesday’s Headlines: Defending Open Streets Edition

By Streetsblog | Mar 9, 2022 | No Comments

Activists rally to make sure the DOT knows how much Fort Greene loves its open street. Plus other news.

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