Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Families for Safe Streets

Wednesday’s Headlines: Pray for Safety Edition

By Streetsblog | Oct 23, 2019 | No Comments

Can we get an "Amen!"? On Thursday, Families for Safe Streets will renew the call for religious leaders to play a bigger role in Vision Zero. That and other other headlines from a busy Tuesday.

Advocates for safe streets rallied on Queens Boulevard on Sunday. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

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Activists Blast de Blasio for Rikers Vote 'Quid Pro Quo' with Anti-Bike Pol

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 20, 2019 | No Comments

"Finish it now! Finish it now!" street safety activists chanted in the face of more stalling from the mayor.

Governor Cuomo signing an executive order last summer to continue the city's school speed camera program. Photo: Kevin Coughlin/State of New York

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SPEED CAMERAS WORK, PART II: Drivers Causing Fewer Collisions

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 16, 2019 | No Comments

Crashes are down 10 percent, possibly became drivers are starting to change their behavior now that there are more cameras, and they're operating eight more hours per day.

The NYPD's Collision Investigation Squad does not play a role in Vision Zero and should be taken away from the NYPD, argues this op-ed. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Manhattan Pol Wants To Change State Law To Hold Reckless Drivers Accountable

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 7, 2019 | 81 Comments

Substituting one word could eliminate the notion that prosecutors need to prove that a driver was aware of his or her misconduct.

Council Speaker Corey Johnson chats with Families for Safe Streets advocate Amy Cohen, holding a picture of her son, Sammy, who was killed by a driver. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Corey Johnson’s Bold Words Show Leadership — And How We Can Hold Him Accountable

By Streetsblog | Sep 17, 2019 | 6 Comments

The Speaker's self-stated mission is to "break the car culture." If he becomes mayor, he owns that.

10-year-old Enzo Farachio's parents Mary Majao and Angel Farachio during a vigil for their son last year. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Legislator Refuses To Back Safety Measures at Vigil for Dead Child

By Dave Colon and Julianne Cuba | Sep 13, 2019 | 16 Comments

A rally in Midwood shows the fecklessness of Brooklyn Council Member Chaim Deutsch.

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