Julianne Cuba
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No Charges for Driver Who Ran Over a Woman — Twice — In a Crosswalk
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Another pedestrian is dead in an already bloody week in an already very bloody year — and, yet again, the truck driver who killed her inside a marked crosswalk has not been charged.
‘Circuit’ Broken: There’s a New Microtransit Service in Town (Sort Of)
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Williamsburg residents have started seeing weird nine-seat electric vans plying the area's already crowded streets — and some, apparently, are getting free shuttle service to wherever they want to go in the neighborhood.
Community Board Member Who Said Pedestrians ‘Deserve’ to Die May Get Booted
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"We're going to look into who that employee is and whatever appropriate disciplinary measures can be taken," Mayor de Blasio said on Friday.
Ballistic Firefighter Who Used His Car to Run Down a Cyclist is Back on Duty
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Taxpayers are again paying the salary of firefighter Brauley de la Rosa, who was arrested last month for using his Dodge muscle car as a battering ram against a cyclist.
Biking While Female — ‘Slut,’ ‘Bitch,’ and ‘Dumb Broad’
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Women share their stories of intimidation on the roads, proving again that car culture is bro culture.
See It! Two Men Physically Intimidate A Woman Citi Biker For Allegedly Touching Their Precious SUV
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Cycling is about to have its long overdue #MeToo movement as aggressive male drivers are once again caught on tape abusing a woman.
NYPD: Another Pedestrian is Killed on Deadly Church Avenue
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It's the 110th road death so far this year, up 18 percent over the same period last year.
Washington Square Park Die-In: Team Coverage
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Streetsblog reporters bring you pictures and commentary from the TransAlt mass action.
BLOOD IN THE STREETS: Three More Pedestrians are Dead [UPDATED]
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Three more pedestrians have been killed by reckless drivers — bringing the total death count this bloody year to 106, or 14 percent more than this time last year.
VIGIL OF OUTRAGE: Mourners for Slain Cyclist Shout Down Truckers
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Mourners at Wednesday's vigil for the 28-year-old cyclist who was killed by a cement truck driver on a residential street on Monday vented their anger at truck drivers flying by — and demanded cops issue summonses.
UPDATE: NYPD Arrests Driver Who Hit and Killed a Woman in the Crosswalk
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Updated: Cops cuffed the driver who struck and killed a woman in a crosswalk of a Brooklyn intersection, the NYPD said on July 8. On June 30, police offered preliminary information about the death of 33-year-old Ingrid Pineda-Cuellar, who was struck by 78-year-old Jean Victorin as she crossed Utica Avenue at 6:53 a.m. on June 27. Police […]
NYPD May Stop Ticketing Cyclists After They’re Killed
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NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan’s seemingly ad-libbed comments came after a reporter at unrelated press conference asked why bikers are typically targeted for enforcement after they are killed by car drivers.