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Council Member Lincoln Restler's bill to create a citizen enforcement program seems to have the support of DOT, but the opposition of the NYPD. Photo: John McCarten / Council Media Unit

NYPD Opposes Watered-Down Citizen Enforcement Bill, But DOT is Now ‘Open’ to It

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 25, 2023 | No Comments

"Traffic agents are getting assaulted dozens of times a year, so we are certainly concerned with the potential for violence of everyday citizens using this program," a police official testified on a bill by Lincoln Restler (photo).

NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell (second from left) having a bad day at the office, thanks to a grilling from Council Member Lincoln Restler (inset). Photo: Dave Colon

Top Cop Claims NYPD’s Parking Sins Not ‘A Joke’ To Him (And Confirms He Reads Streetsblog)

By Dave Colon | Apr 24, 2023 | No Comments

Council Member Lincoln Restler was very very dubious about the first claim.

The chaotic intersection where a scooter rider was killed by the driver of a yellow school bus on Thursday. Photo: Google maps

Moped Rider Killed in Queens Adds to Mounting Toll in Deadliest Year Since Vision Zero

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 21, 2023 | No Comments

A moped rider died Thursday after being struck by a yellow school bus driver at a dangerous intersection in Queens, police said — adding another lost life to what is on track to be the deadliest year for traffic violence since 2014.

I picked up my tag at a Mercedes dealership in Bensonhurst, but nothing about the purchase links the firm to this fake plate. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

TEMP TAG TUESDAY: See How Easy it is to Buy a Fake New Jersey License Plate!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 18, 2023 | No Comments

Today, we start a new feature, featuring me buying illegal temp tags.

The scene of the brutal crash on Atlantic Avenue. Photo: Citizen App

‘Death Alley’: Driver Kills Woman on Atlantic Ave. Speedway in Brooklyn Heights

By Kevin Duggan | Apr 17, 2023 | No Comments

Police arrested a Brooklyn driver they say fatally struck a 31-year-old woman on Atlantic Avenue on Sunday night, throwing her body halfway down the block on the notoriously dangerous Brooklyn speedway.

Another Weekend of Carnage as Three Pedestrians are Killed by Car Drivers

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 16, 2023 | No Comments

Three more pedestrians were killed by drivers in a weekend of bloodshed that ended with none of the drivers charged.

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