Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about The Bronx

Bronx Pedestrian Has Died From Being Hit By Driver on Boston Road

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 2, 2019 | 3 Comments

A Bronx pedestrian has died of wounds he suffered in August, when a reckless driver hit him and a friend on Boston Road — then injured a third person when he hopped the curb.

The Bx7 bus, which runs along Broadway for part of its route in the Bronx. A DOT proposal to give the Bx7 and other buses five-block, daytime bus lanes has roiled Community Board 8.

‘Progressives’ Should Support Public Transit Over Private Vehicles

By Jessica Haller | Jul 1, 2019 | 8 Comments

If you want to call yourself a "progressives" you need to stop opposing transit that serves the many, not the wealthier few with automobiles. Only then will we attain a safe and sustainable city.

Man Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver in the Bronx

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 16, 2019 | 6 Comments

Police say that Christopher Nieves was crossing the southbound Bruckner service road near Austin Place at around 6 a.m. when he was hit by the driver of a brown or tan Chevy Tahoe, a mammoth vehicle.

Looking over the Triboro's traffic at the Manhattan skyline. Photo: Steve Scofield

The Outlaw Biker’s Illustrated Guide to the Triboro Bridge

By Steve Scofield | Jun 6, 2019 | 32 Comments

As authorities plot their annual spring crackdown on the RFK Bridge, a regular rider calls for changes to make the span truly bike friendly.

[Update]: School Bus Driver Arrested for Killing Senior in the Bronx; Another Dead in Separate Crash

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 12, 2019 | No Comments

The careless operator remained on the scene and was not charged, police said. And CBS2 reports of another death in the Bronx.

Pedestrian Killed By Hit-and-Run School Bus Driver in the Bronx

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 14, 2019 | 19 Comments

A Bronx woman was fatally struck by a school bus driver, who fled the crash site in the Castle Hill section before cops arrived, police said.

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