Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Schools

New York City kids should be able to go to school without having to risk their lives for driver convenience. Photo: DOT

Poll Finds Majority of New Yorkers Favor Trading Parking Spots for Safer Streets

By Kevin Duggan | Apr 24, 2023 | No Comments

Most New Yorkers want the city to make streets safer for kids to bike and walk even if it makes driving hard or removes parking, according to a new poll.

Our reporting on dangerous streets outside of schools is now award-winning! Illustration: Martin Schapiro

Thursday’s Headlines: Streetsblog Won An Award Edition

By David Meyer | Mar 2, 2023 | No Comments

Our investigative reporter took home the inaugural Casey Feldman Award for Transportation Reporting from the University of Colorado, Boulder's College of Media Communication and Information.

Thursday’s Headlines: Support for School Streets Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Jan 19, 2023 | No Comments

The parent company of Streetsblog wants to help communities make their school house streets safer by creating the first-ever "School Streets Toolkit," plus a webinar next week. Plus other news.

The Streetsie Awards: Vote for Your Favorite Streetfilm of the Year!

By Streetsblog | Dec 28, 2022 | No Comments

It's time to watch all the nominees and vote at the bottom for your favorite Streetfilms production.

Parents triple parked at dismissal, creating a traffic jam in front of the Amber Charter School (at left) in Inwood on Oct. 25. Photo: Eve Kessler

Traffic from Car-Driving Charter School Parents Vexes Upper Manhattan; City Provides No Oversight

By Eve Kessler | Nov 1, 2022 | No Comments

And it is about to get worse as two new charters are planning to open in the area.

The boy cries in agony after his was hit by the driver.

Hit-and-Run Driver Injures a Kid on His Way Home From School in Coney Island

By Streetsblog | Sep 15, 2022 | No Comments

An elementary school kid was struck by a driver in Coney Island as he walked home from school with his grandmother this afternoon — and the driver kept on going, fleeing the scene even as witnesses tried to flag her down.

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