Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Steven Matteo

James Oddo Calls for Wider Roads Hours After SI Traffic Violence Claims Life

By Brad Aaron | Sep 1, 2015 | 10 Comments

A UPS worker who lost a leg when a Staten Island driver slammed into him in April has died. NYPD and Staten Island prosecutors issued no summonses and filed no criminal charges in the case. Tom Ryan, 52, was unloading packages from his truck at 2044 Hylan Boulevard on the morning of April 6 when a driver […]

DOT Axes Midland Beach Slow Zone, and Staten Islanders Seem OK With That

By Stephen Miller | Aug 25, 2015 | 19 Comments

DOT has shelved a Neighborhood Slow Zone planned for Staten Island’s Midland Beach neighborhood over local opposition to a 20 mph speed limit on one of the streets within the project area. Borough President Jimmy Oddo, who supported the Slow Zone as a council member, is now applauding DOT for canceling it. The news came in a letter […]

Steve Matteo and NY1: A Speed Camera Is Working, So Vision Zero Is a Scam

By Brad Aaron | Jan 9, 2015 | 73 Comments

Speeding is the leading cause of fatal traffic crashes in New York City, and with unreliable police enforcement, cameras are essential to protecting New Yorkers from reckless drivers. Data released last summer showed that 20 speed cameras, covering a tiny fraction city streets, issued roughly as many speeding tickets in one month as NYPD did in […]