Julianne Cuba
Email Julianne Cuba at julianne@streetsblog.org
Recent Posts
DOT Wants Meeting with State DMV Head to Get Killer Drivers Off the Road
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Hank Gutman wants a sit-down with DMV Commissioner Mark Schroeder (who? Exactly.)
DOT Punts Long-Delayed Fifth Avenue Project to Next Mayor
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A busway and a protected bike lane are on hold until after the holidays. Is the city taking its cues from the New York Post?
AWFULLY IRONIC: NYPD Threatens Tipster After Streetsblog Story About Prior Harassment Over 311 Complaints About Illegal Parking
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“Keep fucking around,” the new harasser texted.
BAD COP, BAD COP: NYPD Threatens Tipster for Filing 311 Complaints About Illegal Parking
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Members of the NYPD harassed a cyclist after he reported the cops for illegally parking, according to the complainant — and now the matter is under investigation by the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
Reckless Driver Pleads Not Guilty for Wrong-Way Crash that Killed Baby Apolline
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The recidivist reckless driver now facing assault and manslaughter charges for killing a 3-month-old baby at a Brooklyn intersection last month pleaded not guilty on Thursday — even though he confessed and apologized for the crime when cops finally collared him after a frenzied and violent attempt to flee, prosecutors said.
DÉJA-BLEW: City Failed to Get Another Reckless Driver Off the Road Before Crashing Into Funeral Home
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Too little, too late — again.
Powerful Manhattan Pol Says He Did Not Break State Law When He Doored Cyclist* And Fled^
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* Dooring a cyclist is a crime. ^So is fleeing the scene of a crash before cops get there. So Keith Wright is likely in trouble.
Jersey City Mayor One-Ups New York Again With Truly Protected Bike Lanes
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Mayor Steven Fulop said that only stronger physical barriers will keep cyclists safe.
EXCLUSIVE: Reckless Driver Who Killed Baby Apolline Took Driver ‘Accountability’ Course — But It Didn’t Change a Thing
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Such "safe-driving" courses are seen by some as a model for changing the behavior of reckless drivers. But there is limited evidence they work — and certainly did not in the case of Tyrik Mott.
DOT (Finally) Moves Forward With Jamaica Busway, Announced in Mid-2020
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The city has started installing a pair of long-delayed parallel busways in Downtown Jamaica, despite local pols’ objections that the agency is simultaneously doing too much and too little to help the neighborhood.
DOT Wants to Set Rules for Moped-Share Companies Like Revel and Lime
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New rules are coming to make mopeds safer. Meanwhile, no new rules are coming to rein in tens of millions of miles of unregulated driving.
DOT Wants Cameras to Catch Bike-Lane Blockers (But Will Albany Allow It?)
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Lights, camera ... get that cop out of my bike lane!