Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

NYC Prosecutors Lag Behind Nassau on Traffic Justice

By Brad Aaron | Jan 15, 2009 | 2 Comments

Seekers of traffic justice have their work cut out for them in 2009. Even as the City Council dismisses cries for help from victims and their families, January has already brought news of a nine-year-old run down by an unlicensed driver who may or may not be criminally charged, and a DWI pedestrian killer who […]

Council Committee Gives Short Shrift to Deterring Traffic Violence

By Brad Aaron | Jan 14, 2009 | 3 Comments

Public Safety Chair Peter Vallone, Jr. It sounds as if yesterday’s City Council Public Safety Committee hearing on Resolution 145, which calls on state lawmakers "to address the legal loopholes that allow dangerous and deadly drivers to drive under the influence of drugs or to drive with a suspended or revoked license," could have gone […]

Big Day for NYC Livable Streets Activism

By Ben Fried | Jan 13, 2009 | 8 Comments

Pedestrian improvements to Gansevoort Plaza, the product of a community-based process, are now under threat. There’s a lot on the table today for New Yorkers looking to make streets safer and more welcoming for pedestrians and cyclists. Turnout will be needed at three events, including two meetings where recent improvements are expected to come under […]

Testify Tomorrow for Stronger Laws to Deter Deadly Driving

By Ben Fried | Jan 12, 2009 | 4 Comments

One week after nine-year-old Ibrihim Ahmed was struck and killed by Alexander Aponte, who was driving without a valid license, the City Council’s Public Safety Committee is taking a step to strengthen the inadequate penalties in place to deter reckless driving. Readers will recall that Aponte got off with a charge of driving with a […]

No Justice for Killing of Ibrihim Ahmed

By Ben Fried | Jan 8, 2009 | 14 Comments

A facebook page apparently belonging to Alexander Aponte. The status was updated via cell phone minutes before Aponte struck and killed Ibrihim Ahmed. Another story today highlights the woeful inadequacy of our justice system to deter traffic violence and hold reckless drivers accountable for the loss of life they cause. The Daily News reports that […]