Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety

Another Pedestrian is Killed by a Driver in Queens — No Charges

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 6, 2019 | 1 Comment

Two pedestrians were run over — one fatally — in a quiet suburban section of Eastern Queens on Tuesday, further evidence that no one is safe from the danger of a driver who fails to operate his car with due care.

A Queens man was charged with setting 17 DOT traffic cameras on fire throughout 2020.

APP-HORRENT! Google Maps Now Helps Drivers Avoid Speed Cameras

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 6, 2019 | 162 Comments

The NYPD has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the ubiquitous tech giant demanding it stop aiding scofflaws.

The city will no longer ask community boards for approval of speed bumps, Streetsblog has learned. File photo: Noah Kazis.

FINALLY! City Begins Ignoring Safety Naysayers on Community Boards

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 28, 2019 | 4 Comments

To start, community boards will no longer be a speed bump on speed bumps.

Families for Safe Streets members handed out fliers to Whoopi Goldberg's audience on Tuesday. Photo: Melodie Bryant

Safe Streets Advocates: Whoopi’s ‘Apology’ Just Isn’t Enough [Updated]

By Ben Verde | Jan 22, 2019 | 6 Comments

She needs to invite street safety advocates on "The View" to help educate her audience.

Another Brooklyn Pedestrian is Dead — And Her Killer Driver is Uncharged

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 21, 2019 | 1 Comment

A woman was run down and killed by a driver on Avenue U in Bensonhurst on Sunday morning, cops said.

Last week, Goldberg made some ill-informed comments about bike lanes.

Whoopi Speaks! Goldberg Tweets Support After Victims Families Condemn Her Anti-Bike Lane Comments

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 20, 2019 | 14 Comments

ABC talk show host, New Jersey commuter and bike lane critic Whoopi Goldberg broke her silence Saturday afternoon. But is it too little, too late?

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