Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Enforcement

SEE IT: Hit-and-Run Scofflaw Driver Slams Cyclist (and Dog) on Cargo Bike on Fifth Avenue

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 31, 2023 | No Comments

A reckless driver illegally using the bus lane on Fifth Avenue slammed into a cargo bike rider on Monday night, sending him and his dog onto the pavement before speeding away.

Mayor Adams at his state of the city address on Thursday. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office (with additions made by the Streetsblog Photoshop Desk)

ANALYSIS: The Mayor’s State of the City: Something For Everyone (But Not Enough)

By Streetsblog | Jan 26, 2023 | No Comments

Mayor Adams's State of the City address offered a number of initiatives that will be received warmly by livable streets activists, including a spate of public space redesigns, a package of bills to hold reckless drivers accountable and a proposal to reduce emissions from taxis.

Vision Zero ain't done. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Highways to Hell: Now Mayor Adams Needs to Advocate for Speed Cameras on Expressways

By Stephen Graham | Jan 26, 2023 | No Comments

The only part of New York's traffic system that has lately gotten more deadly instead of less is highway driving. The solution is simple, but prohibited. Mayor Adams needs to work to change that.

The End of ‘Criminal Mischief’? A Reflection on Three Months of Field Work

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 25, 2023 | No Comments

For three months, our Streetsblog NYC editor has been exposing one of New York City's great scams: drivers (mostly cops) who deface their license plates to avoid speed-camera tickets. Well, it's time to hang up the paint pen and screwdriver.

Deputy Inspector Adeel Rana is at the heart of the 84th Precinct's parking and driving problems.

Tipster Sues NYPD for Harassment Over 311 Complaints about Illegal Parking

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 23, 2023 | No Comments

The once anonymous tipster who alleged that members of the NYPD had harassed and threatened him after he reported the cops for illegal parking has now publicly filed a lawsuit in federal court against the NYPD and the city for violating his First Amendment rights.

Cyclist Sarah Schick was killed in an area known to the DOT to be dangerous. Photo: Henry Beers Shenk

VISION ZERO 2022: More Dead Kids, More Crashes in Known Danger Zones

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 23, 2023 | No Comments

More children died in crashes last year than in another other year in the Vision Zero era and crashes remain concentrated in areas that are known to be treacherous, according to a new report that crunches the numbers on the bloody 12 months of 2022.

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