Community Boards: The Roadblock to Safer Streets
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If you're wondering why your street doesn't have a bike lane, you might want to check with your local community board.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety
CB9 is ‘Adamant’ in Still Opposing Amsterdam Redesign Despite Fatal Crash Last Week
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The West Harlem community board held a press conference on Thursday, invited Borough President Gale Brewer, then openly defied her on DOT's plan for a safer roadway.
Damage Control or Double-Down? CB9 To Make Announcement in Wake of Preventable Death
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Community Board 9 may embrace a street safety redesign that it has long opposed for upper Amsterdam Avenue — and all it took was a young woman's death along the notorious speedway. Or maybe not.
Outrage Over Pedestrian Death on Amsterdam Centers on Do-Nothing Community Board
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Amsterdam Avenue: a roadway that Community Board 9 has consistently prevented from being redesigned.
Killer Hit-and-Run Driver Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Staten Island
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The Staten Island driver who was going 100 miles per hour when he mowed down a pedestrian back in June has pleaded guilty to the rare charge of manslaughter.
S-COP-LAWS: Staten Island Has Lots and Lots of Recklessly Driving Cops
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Want to be safe in Staten Island? Don't be on the streets when cops are driving to or leaving their station houses.