Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Street Safety

Inaccuracies, inattentiveness and misunderstandings (circled words) mark the mainstream media's coverage of the Pete Alonso crash. Photo: Streetsblog Graphics Team

Tuesday’s Headlines: Pete Alonso Edition

By Streetsblog | Mar 15, 2022 | No Comments

The big news yesterday was Mets star Pete Alonso's announcement that a driver ran a red light and slammed into the slugger's Megaford — yet no one but Streetsblog's Dave Colon actually reported the real story. Plus other news.

The intersection has not been properly daylighted. Photo: Google

Another Pedestrian — This Time a Kid — is Badly Wounded by a Driver in Bloody Year

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 11, 2022 | No Comments

A 12-year-old girl was run down and critically injured by the driver of a luxury sedan on Thursday — and the driver was not charged, police said.

Thursday’s Headlines: Boosting our (Cop) Brackets Edition

By Eve Kessler | Mar 10, 2022 | No Comments

Why Streetsblog's March (Parking) Madness series is so important. Plus other news.

MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: Boogie Down Brawl Pits the Filthy 48th vs. the Fortress 50th

By Streetsblog | Mar 10, 2022 | No Comments

This is the latest first-round battle in our annual contest, pitting two Bronx commands.

Pedestrian injuries are soaring this year. Each blue dot is an injured pedestrian. Map: NYPD

BEHIND THE NUMBERS: Road Violence is Soaring Under Mayor Adams

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 10, 2022 | No Comments

The violence on New York City streets is even worse than you thought.

Kids trying to cross Canal Street on a "Gridlock Alert" day on Wednesday. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Op-Ed: It's Time for Action on Canal St.

By Joseph Tedeschi | Mar 9, 2022 | No Comments

What is to be done about traffic and safety? And why has only negligible action been taken for decades?

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