Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Manhattan

DA Files Charge Against Cyclist Attacked by SUV Driver in 9th Ave Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Jun 23, 2009 | 96 Comments

Ray Bengen, pictured here lying on the sidewalk beneath the driver who knocked him off his bike, will face charges of criminal mischief in Manhattan criminal court next month. The Manhattan DA’s office is filing charges of criminal mischief against a cyclist, Ray Bengen, because he allegedly caused property damage to a multi-ton SUV in […]

End Central Park Road Rage: Keep Cars Out

By Ken Coughlin | Jun 11, 2009 | 17 Comments

The Central Park loop drive was never meant for traffic. Photo: Frodrig/Flickr The city’s ongoing effort to have it both ways in Central Park resulted in another near-tragedy last week. Brian Dooda was riding his bike in the park when he got into an altercation with the driver of an SUV. It seems Dooda was […]

Tomorrow Morning, an NYC First: DA Candidates Debate Traffic Justice

By Ben Fried | Jun 2, 2009 | 1 Comment

After this fall’s local elections, there’s going to be a change at the top of the Manhattan District Attorney’s office for the first time in a generation. The retirement of long-time DA Robert Morgenthau signals a welcome opportunity to get tougher on traffic crime and approach deadly driving as a serious threat to public safety. […]

Manhattan DA Candidates to Debate Traffic Justice

By Ben Fried | May 13, 2009 | 7 Comments

Mark your calendars for the morning of Wednesday, June 3. That’s when the three declared candidates running for Manhattan District Attorney — Richard Aborn, Leslie Crocker Snyder, and Cyrus Vance — will sit down for a round table debate on traffic justice. Organized by Transportation Alternatives and the Criminal Justice Society of the Benjamin Cardozo […]

Safer Streets Under Fire at Gerson “Town Hall”

By Ben Fried | May 6, 2009 | 29 Comments

It’s safer to cross Grand Street. The arrogance! Lower Manhattan City Council rep Alan Gerson held a "transportation town hall" Monday night, following up on his pledge last year to closely monitor creeping safety enhancements to New York streets. Fellow City Council member John Liu, a candidate for comptroller, also made an appearance at the […]

Anatomy of a (Legal) Hit-and-Run

By Brad Aaron | Apr 23, 2009 | 7 Comments

Scene of an April 3 collision between a driver and delivery man. That’s food on the car’s hood. Early this month Streetsblog regular ddartley tagged a series of shots for the Flickr feed showing the aftermath of a driver-cyclist collision on the edge of Stuyvesant Town. According to Dartley, the cyclist was a restaurant delivery […]

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