Brad Aaron
Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.
Recent Posts
Ydanis Rodriguez and CB 12 Call on DOT to Make Dyckman More Dangerous
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Putting a two-way bike lane on the north side of Dyckman, as Rodriguez and CB 12 propose, will guarantee more crashes and injuries than the current design.
It’s Spring! Time for NYPD to Punish People for Riding Bikes
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The number of fatalities caused by New York City cyclists is practically zero. Yet every spring, cops camp out near bike lanes and poorly designed intersections to tag people for rolling through red lights and wearing earbuds.
Motorists Have Killed at Least Three People Walking on Northern Boulevard in 2018
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The latest victim, 47-year-old Carlos Gavilanes, was struck near 100th Street early this morning.
Eric Gonzalez Convicts Drunk Driver of Manslaughter for Killing Cyclist on Gerritsen Avenue
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DOT installed a bikeway and other safety measures on Gerritsen after a drunk driver killed Sean Ryan.
CB 12 Expected to Call on DOT to Erase Dyckman Bike Lanes, Which CB 12 Endorsed
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Thank Gale Brewer and Adriano Espaillat.
Why Does 8th Avenue Have 6 Lanes for Cars While People Are Crammed in the Margins?
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Clarence Eckerson and Mark Gorton are back in Midtown, where sidewalks are too narrow to accommodate pedestrian traffic.
The Penn Station Pedestrian Crush Is as Chaotic and Dangerous as Ever
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A DOT project announced a year ago to widen Seventh Avenue sidewalks from 42nd Street to 34th Street has not materialized.
After 2 Deaths in 6 Months, Council Members Want Sanitation Salvage Trucks Off NYC Streets
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The Business Integrity Commission has regulatory power over private waste carters, but has failed to hold Sanitation Salvage accountable for its abhorrent safety record.
NYPD’s Willy-B Bike Path Security Theater Turns Into NYPD’s Delancey Street Bike Ticket Trap
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Where there's poor street design, NYPD will be there to hand out tickets for non-compliance.
Sunday: Tell Albany to Let NYC Protect Kids From Speeding Drivers
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On Sunday, Transportation Alternatives and Bay Ridge Advocates Keeping Everyone Safe (BRAKES) will lead a rally to call on Albany to authorize more speed cameras for the first time in four years.
Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez Indicts Driver Who Killed Two Kids on 9th Street for Manslaughter
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The DA says Dorothy Bruns ignored doctors' instructions to stop driving months before she hit Joshua Lew and Abigail Blumenstein.
Is DOT Ready to Address Dyckman Street’s Parking Management Problem?
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It should go without saying that smarter parking meter rates can reduce traffic dysfunction on Dyckman. Instead, DOT might narrow the street's new bike lanes to carve out more space for people to park illegally.