Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Children

It’s Still Legal to Run Over a Child on a New York City Sidewalk [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Oct 27, 2014 | 28 Comments

An 8-year-old girl run over on the sidewalk outside her Bronx school Friday was one of at least two New York City pedestrians killed by motorists over the weekend. A woman struck while walking to work in Brooklyn Sunday morning was the second victim. No charges have been filed in either crash. NYPD and the […]

Maximum Penalty for Cab Driver Who Killed Cooper Stock: 15 Days and $750

By Brad Aaron | Oct 17, 2014 | 22 Comments

The cab driver who killed 9-year-old Cooper Stock last January was charged this month with failure to exercise due care, a traffic infraction that carries a maximum 15-day jail sentence and a small fine. According to court records and the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, an arrest warrant was issued for Koffi Komlani […]

TLC Commish: It’s Up to NYPD to Get Reckless Cab Drivers Off the Streets

By Brad Aaron | Sep 18, 2014 | 11 Comments

The success or failure of a Vision Zero law intended to get reckless cab drivers off the road will depend on how often NYPD issues summonses and charges after serious crashes, the Taxi and Limousine Commission confirmed today. Cooper Stock, 9, was killed last January by a cab driver who failed to yield on West […]

In Jackson Heights, Kids Learn About Bike Safety and Document Speeding

By Stephen Miller | Sep 15, 2014 | No Comments

On Saturday, Make Queens Safer kicked off the school year with a safe streets fair at Travers Park in Jackson Heights, next to the 78th Street play street. DOT distributed 723 bike helmets, more than half of them to children, and 70 kids swapped out their old bikes for right-sized models provided by Recycle-A-Bicycle. Hundreds […]

NYPD’s Back-to-School Street Safety Tips: The Good, the Bad, and the “Huh?”

By Stephen Miller | Sep 8, 2014 | 18 Comments

Occasional tweets (and actual policing) aside, NYPD has gotten savvier with its traffic safety messages under Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton. For the start of school, the police blasted out information aimed at both drivers and kids. While there’s room for improvement, it’s a step up from some of the department’s previous traffic safety tips. The latest round of street safety […]

De Blasio and DOT Ring In the New School Year With More Speed Cameras

By Brad Aaron | Sep 2, 2014 | 19 Comments

Mayor de Blasio and Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg today officially announced the expansion of the city’s speed camera program, which will eventually bring automated enforcement to 140 school zones across the boroughs. Today’s event also underscored the fact that streets around schools won’t be as safe as they could be, thanks to restrictions imposed by […]

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