Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Families for Safe Streets

Thanks to cars, children in New York are never really safe. And that is the mayor's fault, advocates say. File photo: Bess Adler

Girl’s Death Renews Call For Safe Streets Around Schools As Kids Start In-Person Learning

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 29, 2020 | No Comments

The mayor has failed to keep school kids safe as they return to public schools this week amid an epidemic of speeding and reckless driving, advocates bellowed on Tuesday, one day after a 7-year-old girl was killed by an armored truck driver.

Sarah Pitts during a Riders For Rights ride. Photo: Tom Ella

Brother of Slain Cyclist: The City Failed Her — And All New Cyclists

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 17, 2020 | No Comments

“[It's] so frustrating that with everything that is being done around COVID, and telling people to find other ways to get around, thousands of New Yorkers are putting themselves at risk on the streets on New York,” John Pitts said.

Wednesday’s Headlines: The Bronx is Burning Edition

By Streetsblog | Sep 16, 2020 | No Comments

Families for Safe Streets and Bronx residents rallied last night to protest how badly Mayor de Blasio's vaunted-but-unfunded Vision Zero program is handling the cyclist death crisis. Plus other news.

Mayor to School Kids: You’re Expendable During a Pandemic

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 3, 2020 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio said on Monday that he's willing to sacrifice school-bound kids to more road carnage — temporarily, of course, because, you know, the pandemic.

This is a split second before Jose Alzorriz (right) was killed just waiting for a light in 2019. His killer might never have been charged without video.

Brooklyn DA Creates ‘Street Safety Bureau’ to Bolster Crash Investigation, Draft New Laws

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 16, 2020 | No Comments

“We must do all we possibly can to battle traffic violence," said DA Eric Gonzalez.

Here's why you can't trust cops to do bike lane enforcement. File photo: Dan Miller

Campaign To Remove NYPD From Traffic Enforcement Gains Steam

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 25, 2020 | No Comments

An influential Manhattan panel voted to return street safety to the DOT. Will Mayor de Blasio heed the call?

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