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Hunger strikers (from left) Amy Cohen, Lizi Rahman, Fabiola Mendieta-Cuapio continue their battle to get the state Assembly to pass Sammy's Law. Photo: Families for Safe Streets

Hunger Strike Day 2: Gov. Hochul is ‘Sympathetic,’ But Won’t Pressure Heastie on Sammy’s Law

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 7, 2023 | No Comments

Gov. Hochul expressed her sympathy for the mothers who are holding a hunger strike to protest the Assembly’s inaction on Sammy’s Law — but she declined to condemn Carl Heastie for not bringing the bill to the floor.

The DOT is hoping that moving Fordham Road's bus lane off the curb will mean fewer scenes like this BX9 caught in traffic. Photo: Dave Colon

DOT Nixes Fordham Road Busway Due To ‘Community Concerns’

By Dave Colon | Jun 7, 2023 | No Comments

Fordham Road won't be getting a proposed busway after the Department of Transportation bowed to "community concerns" and opted for the potential changes to the corridor with the least benefit for bus riders.

The intersection where Dolma Naadhum, 7, (inset) was killed by a driver on Feb. 17. File image

CB1 Members Demand Universal Daylighting After Drivers Kill Two Kids

By Kevin Duggan | Jun 6, 2023 | No Comments

The city must clear all intersections of parked cars that block visibility, demanded community board members in Astoria.

Fabiola Mendieta-Cuapio protested in front of Carl Heastie's office. (The Speaker was not there, but he is in the inset.) Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Supporters of Sammy’s Law Remain Angry over Assembly Speaker’s Inaction on Speed Limit Reduction

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 5, 2023 | No Comments

Members of Families for Safe Streets rallied on Monday outside of Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie's office to demand he pass a bill that would allow New York City to set its own speed limits, and expressed confusion as to why the speaker had reportedly stalled the widely supported legislation.

North Brooklynites at a June 3 rally installed a ghost bike and a sign to mark the intersection where cyclist Teddy Orzechowski, 73, was killed by a driver three weeks earlier. Photo: Kevin Duggan

Greenpointers Rally For Safer Streets Where Cyclist, 73, Was Killed

By Kevin Duggan | Jun 5, 2023 | No Comments

When neighbors block road safety improvements, other neighbors die.

Firefighters help cyclist Teddy Orzechowski after an SUV driver hit him at Driggs Avenue and Monitor Street on May 12. Photo: Noel Hidalgo

Greenpoint Crash Kills Cyclist At a Former Open Street that Opponents Dismantled

By Kevin Duggan | Jun 3, 2023 | No Comments

The north Brooklyn intersection where an SUV driver fatally struck a senior cyclist has long been a terrifying crossroad of reckless driving that locals have demanded the city fix, and residents called the elder’s death a preventable consequence of city officials bowing to opponents of safe street infrastructure.

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