NO TRICK, ALL TREAT: City to Ban Cars on Some Streets for Halloween
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A good safety announcement in Queens comes amid rabid heckling from the pro-car minority.
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One Down, Thousands to Go: Cops Bust A Really Bad Driver For Doing Less-Dangerous Stupid Thing
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Police in Bay Ridge collared a reckless driver who was, in the words of the local Council member, "driving like an asshole" and doing donuts on Shore Road — but the seizure of the car only reveals the weakness in the larger system of getting dangerous drivers off the road.
SAFETY LAST: DOT Admits To Intentionally Endangering Cyclists on Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue
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The Department of Transportation is forgoing a city law by refusing to create a temporary bike lane to protect cyclists on Fourth Avenue amid construction along the crucial Brooklyn corridor — a pro-car, anti-safety move that one activist called "bullshit."
Pedestrian Hit Near Citi Field on a Game Day Has Died of His Injuries
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A pedestrian who was hit just a block from Citi Field a few hours before an August Mets home game by a reckless driver has died of his injuries — the latest crash around the athletic danger zone.
Civil Rights Group Calls on High Court to Protect Cyclists’ Constitutional Rights
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The New York Civil Liberties Union wants cyclists to be treated like drivers — meaning a higher standard for search and seizure.
No Charges for Truck Driver Who Killed Cyclist Despite Being on a No-Truck Route and Failing to Yield
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The driver who killed a 25-year-old cyclist on Wednesday has still not been charged in the death by the NYPD.