Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Street Safety

Here's the moment just after David Sabedra spat on cyclist Kara McCurdy.

UNMASKED: Crescent Street ‘Spitter’ is a Repeat Reckless Driver and Violent Offender

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 5, 2020 | No Comments

Chew on this: The man who spat on a cyclist last week in the Crescent Street protected bike lane is a recidivist reckless driver, convicted felon and notorious hothead whose car should not even be on the road.

Asphalt jungle: Looking south toward East Tremont Avenue from the sidewalk adjacent to the newly opened West Farms Rapids Park. Cyclists and pedestrians seeking to continue along the Bronx River Greenway must brave six lanes of traffic with no designated median for crossing and limited cross walks. There is also no clear sidewalk path between the parks. Photo: Roy Smith

OPINION: City Must Fix a Dangerous Gap in the Bronx River Greenway

By Twahira Khan, Richard Gans and John Sanchez | Oct 4, 2020 | No Comments

Funds and plans exist to fix a block-long stretch of road between Starlight and West Farms Rapids parks — but the DOT hasn't moved for a decade. What gives?

Last year, candles burned for each of the five people killed this year in Sunset Park. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Cyclist Killed by Motorcyclist on Deadly Third Avenue in Brooklyn

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 3, 2020 | No Comments

Another cyclist has been killed on Brooklyn's deadly Third Avenue — this time run over by a motorcyclist.

The real danger on our streets. Image: WNBC

Federal ‘Pedestrian Safety Month’ Campaign Is An Offensive Parade of Dangerous Traffic Violence Myths

By Kea Wilson | Sep 30, 2020 | No Comments

Our tax dollars paid for this? The first federally funded "National Pedestrian Safety Month" is centered around a press campaign aimed at blaming walkers themselves.

No one wants to spend time on crowded buses in the age of COVID. Transit Signal Priority could help speed the buses, but the city has stalled on rolling it out. Photo: Adam Light

OPINION: Give Buses Signal Priority — Now!

By Samuel Santaella | Sep 29, 2020 | No Comments

The DOT's laborious process is holding up a sensible measure that will speed transit and could make riders safer in the age of COVID.

Tuesday’s Headlines: Get Your Act Together, Daily News

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 29, 2020 | No Comments

The Daily News is just the worst sometimes. Plus all the other news of the day.

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