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A baby carriage, a child's kick scooter and a mangled wrought iron fence remained at the scene of a two-driver collision that injured a family standing on a Brooklyn sidewalk. buff.ly/PPVaf4E
Mom, Kids Injured on Brooklyn Sidewalk By Two-Driver Crash - Streetsblog New York CityThe crash was at the corner of Park and Nostrand avenues on Sunday night.nyc.streetsblog.orgAcross the more than 6,300 miles of NYC's streets, the NYPD’s nearly 34,000 officers ticketed only 10 drivers for blocking bus lanes, 12 drivers for parking in a bus stop and 10 drivers for parking in a bike lane last week.
The Few: Cops Wrote Just 32 Tickets to Drivers Blocking Bus And Bike Lanes Last Week - Streetsblog New York CityAcross the more than 6,300 miles of roadway throughout New York City, the NYPD's nearly 34,000 officers ticketed only 32 drivers for blocking bus and bike lanes between July 20 andt 26.buff.lyOne lieutenant manning a chokepoint at a nearly entirely blocked intersection uptown told Streetsblog that the “blocker cars” were a direct order from Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and were “obviously overkill.” buff.ly/Wh1OaNr
Summer Bummer: Annual Car-Free Street Event Squeezed In NYPD 'Overkill' - Streetsblog New York CityAttendees were stunned by the sheer number of police and their vehicles clogging many intersections — in what one cop called "overkill."nyc.streetsblog.orgJanette Sadik-Khan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani's new representative on the MTA board, spoke to Streetsblog on Wednesday.
Q and A: New MTA Board Member Janette Sadik-Khan Yaps With Streetsblog - Streetsblog New York CityJanette Sadik-Khan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani's new representative on the MTA board, spoke to Streetsblog on Wednesday.buff.lyThe rider of a Deepower e-moto — an illegal electric bike — was in a pool of blood just north of Chambers Street.
E-Moto Rider Killed on Centre Street in Heart of Civic Manhattan - Streetsblog New York CityThe rider of a Deepower e-moto — an illegal electric bike — was in a pool of blood just north of Chambers Street.buff.lyThe MTA will buy 85 fewer electric buses as its manufacturer tries to sort out a way to keep them in service without breaking down.
Battery Drain: MTA Trims New Flyer Electric Bus Order Amid Tech Growing Pains - Streetsblog New York CityThe MTA will buy 85 fewer electric buses as its manufacturer tries to sort out a way to keep them in service without breaking down.buff.lyThe president of the Downtown Alliance joins Streetsblog in its fight against the placard elite.
OPINION: Want to Reclaim New York City’s Curbs? Evict The Placard Class - Streetsblog New York CityThe president of the Downtown Alliance joins Streetsblog in its fight against the placard elite.buff.lyThe Attorney General will issue a consumer alert to combat illegal e-motos, after a 17-year-old died in Lower Manhattan.
Attorney General James To Act On Illegal E-Motos After Latest Fatal CrashThe Attorney General will issue a consumer alert to combat illegal e-motos, after a 17-year-old died in Lower Manhattan.buff.lyStreetsblog analyzed a month of Port Authority lawsuits against toll evaders and found multiple drivers who endanger city residents.
The Scofflaw Menace: Out-of-State Toll Dodgers Are Also Reckless Super Speeders In NYC - Streetsblog New York CityStreetsblog analyzed a month of Port Authority lawsuits against toll evaders and found multiple drivers who endanger city residents.buff.lyLawless third-party delivery app Motoclick is 'subverting' the hard-fought delivery worker minimum pay standard.
Lawless Delivery App Motoclick 'Subverting' Minimum PayLawless third-party delivery app Motoclick is 'subverting' the hard-fought delivery worker minimum pay standard.buff.lyAward-winning video journalist Clarence Eckerson Jr. revisits Donald Appleyard's famous finding about livable streets as he turns his attention to one thing New York learned during the pandemic.
Friday Video: Streetfilms on What Makes a Good 'Neighborhood' Street - Streetsblog New York CityAward-winning video journalist Clarence Eckerson Jr. revisits Donald Appleyard's famous finding about livable streets as he turns his attention to one thing New York learned during the pandemic.buff.lyThe Kent Avenue bike lane was "cutting edge" in 2010. But 16 years (and a bike boom) later, it's time for the city to do more.
Eyes on the Street: It Is Time For Kent Avenue To Be Car-Free - Streetsblog New York CityThe Kent Avenue bike lane has become a victim of its own success, so we put some eyes on the street.buff.lyDeepower, the company that manufactures the illegal e-moto involved in Wednesday’s fatal crash, thinks it can just change its website to make its “bike” seem legal. Luckily, we have the receipts.
Quick Change: E-Moto Maker Altered Website After Fatal Crash - Streetsblog New York CityThe company that sold the e-moto a 17-year-old was riding when he died in a traffic crash tried to change the online specs. Luckily, we have the receipts.buff.lyA deputy mayor defended the inclusion of "critical parking" for cops in a planned affordable housing development. Plus more news. buff.ly/nfF0DMw
Friday's Headlines: 'Critical Parking' for Cops Edition - Streetsblog New York CityA deputy mayor defended the inclusion of "critical parking" for cops in a planned affordable housing development. Plus more news.nyc.streetsblog.orgClinton Street on the Lower East Side is dangerous, how can we fix it? youtube.com/shorts/eBRmT...
The Lower East Side's traffic problem could go away if we just did this #nyc #lowereastside #trafficYouTube video by Streetsblog NYCyoutube.comHow can we keep the average American automobile from getting any bigger before anyone else dies? usa.streetsblog.org/2024/12/27/b...
Best of 2024: Six Reasons Why SUVs and Pick-Ups Are So Deadly — Streetsblog USASize isn't everything — but it doesn't help.usa.streetsblog.orgThe rampant overuse of parking placards in Lower Manhattan — and across the whole city — needs to end.
OPINION: Want to Reclaim New York City’s Curbs? Evict The Placard Class - Streetsblog New York CityThe president of the Downtown Alliance joins Streetsblog in its fight against the placard elite.buff.lyA legendary figure in the city’s transportation planning landscape from her days in the Dinkins and Bloomberg admins, Janette Sadik-Khan’s selection to the MTA Board signals that Mayor Mamdani wants serious, pro-transit voices to represent the city’s point of view at the MTA.
Q and A: New MTA Board Member Janette Sadik-Khan Yaps With Streetsblog - Streetsblog New York CityJanette Sadik-Khan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani's new representative on the MTA board, spoke to Streetsblog on Wednesday.buff.lyNY State Attorney General Letitia James will issue a consumer alert to stop the proliferation of illegal e-motos and e-scooters. A similar alert issued in California has led to success in the state's fight against illegal two-wheelers.
Attorney General James To Act On Illegal E-Motos After Latest Fatal CrashThe Attorney General will issue a consumer alert to combat illegal e-motos, after a 17-year-old died in Lower Manhattan.buff.lyA consumer alert on illegal e-motos could make a huge difference in informing parents that the vehicles that are marketed to kids as e-bikes are not only illegal, but go much faster than normal electric bikes buff.ly/TgK4dd6
Thursday's Headlines: Motopsycho Nightmare Edition - Streetsblog New York CityThat headline is a Bob Dylan reference. Plus other news.nyc.streetsblog.org