Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Trucks

Then-Council Member Antonio Reynoso reached a deal with the city in 2019 to reform the private carting industry by creating zones with a maximum of three haulers assigned to each. Photo: Antonio Reynoso

Reform of Rogue Sanitation Companies Will Save Lives — And the Planet

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 25, 2019 | 27 Comments

A new report to be issued today by the Transform Don’t Trash NYC coalition bolsters Brooklyn Council Member Antonio Reynoso's call to create exclusive zones where only a single trash company could operate and put an end to the current free-for-all of up to 50 private carters picking up trash in each neighborhood.

Boro Wide Recycling, whose employee killed a motorcycle rider after driving the wrong way, has racked up 34 camera violations. Photo: WABC7

Private Sanitation Driver Fatally Backs Into Motorcycle Rider in Queens

By Julianne Cuba | May 21, 2019 | 7 Comments

The driver of the Boro Wide Recycling garbage truck was improperly backing up onto 157th Street from the westbound lane of Liberty Avenue when it struck the motorcycle — yet no tickets were issued and no arrests were made.

The cyclist and truck driver were about to pass this construction area when the driver hit the rider. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Cyclist Killed By Truck Driver in Injury-Heavy Area of Brooklyn

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 1, 2019 | 6 Comments

The cyclist was run down on Broadway near Rodney Street.

This is file art. But it remains evidence of an industry in trouble.

City ‘Safety’ Forum for Rogue Private Carters Was a Total Joke

By David Meyer | Oct 22, 2018 | 2 Comments

The "dog and pony shows" continue.

The state DOT plan calls for highway ramps on Edgewater Road abutting the Bronx River and flying over part of Concrete Plant Park.

De Blasio Can Still Stop State DOT From Building Highway Ramps By the Bronx River

By Ben Fried | Sep 27, 2018 | 1 Comment

So far, City Hall has watched passively as New York State DOT plows forward with a plan to cut off Hunts Point from the Bronx River with new Bruckner ramps. But the mayor still has leverage at his disposal, if he cares enough to use it.

Business as usual on traffic-choked Austin Street in Forest Hills. Photo: Laura A. Shepard

City Loading Zone Plan Will Help Ease Traffic On Austin Street In Queens — But Local Pols Still Oppose It

By Laura Shepard | Aug 27, 2018 | 5 Comments

Loading zones reduce congestion and improve safety in commercial areas. Why do politicians instinctively support on-street car storage instead?

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