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The scene of a fatal bike crash. File photo: Dave Colon

UPDATED: Another Cyclist is Dead — It’s Now 18 Fatalities

By Gersh Kuntzman and Dave Colon | Jul 29, 2019 | 98 Comments

The death toll of city cyclists is now 18 — eight more than all of last year — as another rider was doored into traffic, where she was struck and killed by a massive truck in Sunset Park on Monday morning.

An officer prepares to issue cyclist Alan Mukamal a ticket while parked in the the bike lane at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Furman Street in Brooklyn. Photo: Alan Mukamal

Op-Ed: I Got ‘Harassment Ticketed’ as ‘Payback’ During the NYPD Blitz

By Alan Mukamal | Jul 29, 2019 | 68 Comments

As the blitz goes "permanent," watch out for cops who seem to have it out for cyclists.

Mayor de Blasio shows off the Green Wave. File photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

...But, Man, Can This Visionless 'Leader' Really Disappoint Us

By Dave Colon | Jul 25, 2019 | 21 Comments

Mayor de Blasio's so-called "Green Wave" plan has so many shortcomings. Let us count them all.

The Mayor now supports Council Speaker Corey Johnson's Master Plan bill . Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Speaker Johnson: Make NYPD Bike Lane and Reckless Driver Enforcement Permanent … And Serious!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 24, 2019 | 5 Comments

The NYPD must seriously step up enforcement of reckless drivers — beyond the police department's current practice of periodic ticket blitzes, Council Speaker Corey Johnson said this week as he joined a chorus of advocates.

The crash at Norman and McGuinness avenues was not initially thought to be life-threatening. Photo: Trevor Boyer

Bloody Tuesday: Second Cyclist of the Day — 17th This Year — is Killed

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 23, 2019 | 15 Comments

A cyclist was killed by a box truck on McGuinness Boulevard Tuesday afternoon, the second bike rider to die in the day and the 17th fatality of the year.

Cyclist Killed in Staten Island — Becomes 16th Victim This Year

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 23, 2019 | 18 Comments

A tow truck driver ran over and killed a teen cyclist on Tuesday afternoon in Staten Island — making him the 16th cyclist to die in an already bloody year.

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