Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Street Safety

Selvena Brooks-Powers is the chair of the Council's Transportation and Infrastructure Committee — and has a lot on her plate already.

Council Transportation Chair: Street Safety, Good Transit, City Funding — It’s All About Equity

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 8, 2022 | No Comments

"All New Yorkers suffer when our streets aren’t safe, and no Council district is immune from the impacts of traffic deaths," the new Transportation Committee chair said on Monday.

Monday’s Headlines: Don’t Mess With Tony Melone Edition

By Streetsblog | Mar 7, 2022 | No Comments

We were very saddened to hear that a motorist and his thuggish passenger had beaten Friend of Streetsblog Tony Melone for the "crime" of having touched his car. Plus all the other news from a busy weekend.

MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: Which Precinct Disrespects its Neighbors the Worst?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 7, 2022 | No Comments

Yes, it's time for Streetsblog's annual tournament, where 16 police precincts compete for the title of Worst Neighbor to the community it is supposed to protect and serve.

DWI Electric Bike Rider Injures Two Brooklyn Pedestrians, Cops Say

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 6, 2022 | No Comments

A drugged-out electric bike rider struck two pedestrians in Brooklyn, critically wounding one, cops said — a rare crash involving a bike rider and a pedestrian.

Reflecting on death. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Crash and Explosion on Prospect Park West Destroys Beloved War Memorial

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 6, 2022 | No Comments

It is not unfair to say that Americans are now far more likely to die in a car crash than in a foreign war.

The Legislature shouldn't decide the speed limits on our roads. Above, the Albany State House. Photo: Wally Gobetz/Flickr

Friday’s Headlines: ‘Home Rule’ Rocks Edition

By Eve Kessler | Mar 4, 2022 | No Comments

Albany must unshackle the city so that it can use life-saving street-safety tools. Plus other news.

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