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Rangel: Let’s Allow Bus Drivers to Kill People With the Right of Way

By Brad Aaron | Apr 22, 2015 | 19 Comments

Congressman Charlie Rangel condemned the Right of Way Law earlier this week, joining the Transport Workers Union to argue that the law should allow MTA bus drivers to kill people who have the right of way. Speaking to bus drivers and TWU officials Monday at the Mother Clara Hale Depot in Harlem, Rangel said it was “stupid” to charge bus […]

The Times Fails to Comprehend the Nature of the MTA Funding Gap

By Ben Fried | Apr 10, 2015 | 11 Comments

New York politicos couldn’t have asked for a better deflection of their own responsibility to keep our transit system running than this piece served up yesterday by Times opinion writer Eleanor Randolph: New Yorkers struggle daily on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s subways, trains and buses. They now collect horror stories about long delays and missed […]

Eyes on the Street: WABC News SUV PWNS This Sidewalk Extension

By Stephen Miller | Apr 9, 2015 | 13 Comments

New York City’s placard class — the elite few who park wherever they want, without consequence — obviously includes police and other public servants. But don’t forget the press. This afternoon, two press SUVs, including one from WABC-TV, were parked on the sidewalk at the corner of Centre and Leonard in Lower Manhattan. The area, filled with courthouses and government […]

Daily News Inadvertently Reveals the Extent of NYC’s Speeding Epidemic

By Brad Aaron | Mar 30, 2015 | 9 Comments

If you’re a Daily News reader, today is your lucky day. The paper that is not afraid to oppose safer streets for walking, biking, and driving has a major exclusive, and it is this: New York City has a small number of speed cameras, and they are catching more speeding drivers than NYPD. It’s actually a good […]

The Daily News Makes the Case for Legal Vehicular Killings (Again)

By Ben Fried | Mar 23, 2015 | 9 Comments

Should there be misdemeanor charges for careless drivers who injure or kill New Yorkers legally crossing the street? For the second time in a month, the Daily News editorial board says “No.” A brief recap: Last year, the city enacted the Right of Way Law, making it an unclassified misdemeanor to drive into a pedestrian or bicyclist who has […]

Another Day, Another Daily News Potshot at Vision Zero

By Brad Aaron | Mar 16, 2015 | 38 Comments

Today’s Daily News swipe at Vision Zero is the tabloid’s lamest yet. An editorial published this morning clocked in at all of four sentences. Citing a study that counted the number of pedestrians listening to headphones and using cell phones while crossing at four Manhattan intersections, the Daily News editorial board concluded: If Mayor de […]

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