Pedestrian Killed in Brooklyn — But This Time, The Driver is Charged
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Cops arrested a 65-year-old driver who killed a pedestrian after dark on Tuesday as she attempted an illegal U-turn on a residential two-way street.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety
Queens Pedestrian is Killed by Driver, Then Victim-Blamed by NYPD
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A Queens senior was struck and killed today by a driver on a dangerous roadway alongside a popular park, but police gave no details except to claim the pedestrian jumped out "midblock" between two parked cars.
Trottenberg Resigns: Streetsblog’s Report Card on Her Long Tenure
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Incomplete! That's the overall grade that Streetsblog gives Polly Trottenberg for her seven years as the leader of the Department of Transportation and her oversight of the mayor's signature Vision Zero program.
UPDATE: Drunk, Unlicensed Driver Killed Pedestrian in Downtown Brooklyn: Cops
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An unlicensed and drunk driver ran down and killed a woman steps from her home on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn on Sunday night, cops said.
THE BRONX IS UP: DOT Has Fixed A Dangerous Stretch in the Most Dangerous Borough
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The city has tamed the E.L. Grant Highway, which is named after a hero, but was definitely a villain.
ANATOMY OF A DEBACLE: DOT Eliminates Open Street on West End Avenue
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The agency claims it needs a "community partner" for street improvements — yet requires drivers to do nothing. Meanwhile, a City Council Member plots traffic strategy with an online troll with no transportation background who posts misogynistic rants on social media. Only in New York, kids. Only in New York.