Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety

Cops Finally Charge Driver Who Ran Over and Killed Queens Senior Last Fall

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 9, 2020 | No Comments

Police have arrested the driver who killed an elderly pedestrian last fall — six months after the fatal Queens crash.

By Gersh Kuntzman and Dave Colon | Mar 5, 2020 | No Comments

“I am deeply shaken by [this] death of a pedestrian — killed by a speeding driver," said the area's state senator.

By Dave Colon | Mar 5, 2020 | No Comments

Activists and a transportation committee agree: Canal Street has no place in a modern, pedestrian-friendly city.

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 5, 2020 | No Comments

A Staten Island lawmaker known for his recidivist speeding is, at least, trying to help pedestrians in Annadale. But the city is reluctant.

By Streetsblog | Mar 2, 2020 | No Comments

A neighborhood grieves the lost of two children two days apart. Plus the rest of the day's news.

By Dave Colon | Feb 28, 2020 | No Comments

A new state database would rate vehicles on a scale of one to five stars based on safety criteria and crash records.