Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about New York State DMV

Who is going to teach new drivers what to do in this situation? A human or a computer? Photo: U.S. Army

UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED: NYS Is About to Make it Even Easier for Untrained Drivers to Get Licenses

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 23, 2019 | 28 Comments

State lawmakers are making it easier for bad drivers to get licenses by allowing student drivers to take a questionable online safety course rather than the previously mandated five-hour, instructor-taught classroom session.

CYCLE OF RAGE: Forget Your Vanity Plates, Andrew, And Make Drivers Use These

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 20, 2019 | 10 Comments

Cuomo is right that license plates are a symbol — but he's willfully blinded himself to the symbolism embodied by the cars to which they're attached. So I decided to help with my own proposals for more realistic designs.

Reckless drivers kill and kill and kill again. Does the state DMV care?

How Many Bad Drivers Are There in New York State? DMV Doesn’t Know — And Doesn’t Seem to Care!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 6, 2019 | 17 Comments

DMV "does not have a way to know which records in our possession might answer the questions you have asked," the agency's Freedom of Information Law and Subpoena Unit told Streetsblog.

Candidates for Queens District Attorney talking about street safety are (clockwise from top left) Rory Lancman, Jose Nieves, Melinda Katz and Tiffany Caban.

Ask the Candidates: Which District Attorney Will Make Queens Streets Safer?

By Dave Colon | Jun 13, 2019 | 8 Comments

Mostly, the seven Democrats vying for the Democratic nomination on June 25 have been focusing on what many believe are traditional law-and-order issues. But Streetsblog grilled them all on the most basic quality-of-life issues facing our community: street safety.

City firefighter Brauley De La Rosa is still driving recklessly after he tried to kill a cyclist with his car in June. Photo: Liz Gonzales

Police Arrest Maniac Who Tried to Drive Over a Cyclist — And He Should Never Have Been on the Road!

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 10, 2019 | 62 Comments

New York's Finest had initially let firefighter Brauley De La Rosa drive away without charges.

State Senator Andrew Gounardes has a bill that would get reckless drivers off the road. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Senate Bill by Gounardes Would Seize Licenses from Reckless Drivers

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 24, 2019 | 10 Comments

Speed cameras are not enough, the mayor admitted. Now, we have to go after recidivist scofflaws.

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