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Pedestrian injuries are soaring this year. Each blue dot is an injured pedestrian. Map: NYPD

BEHIND THE NUMBERS: Road Violence is Soaring Under Mayor Adams

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 10, 2022 | No Comments

The violence on New York City streets is even worse than you thought.

The scene of the woman's death is a crossing of one highway (Pennsylvania Avenue) and another (Linden Boulevard). Photo: Google

ANOTHER Dead Pedestrian in Brooklyn, This Time in Hit-and-Run

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 8, 2022 | No Comments

Another day, another dead pedestrian.

This is what the driver saw before he made a left turn and killed Bronx pedestrian Lola Blair on Monday. Photo: Google

Pedestrian Death Crisis Continues with Killing of Bronx Pedestrian

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 7, 2022 | No Comments

This year's pedestrian death crisis continued on Monday when a dump truck driver ran over and killed a Bronx senior very close to her home in Coop City.

Parks Department workers were repairing the monument on Monday, after a driver left a trail of wreckage. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

AW, SHUCKS: Driver in Explosive War Monument Crash with 120 Tickets Was Almost About to be Held Accountable

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 7, 2022 | No Comments

In the wake of Sunday's crash, New Yorkers are again asking how the owner of a car with 120 speeding and red light tickets was even allowed behind the wheel.

Reflecting on death. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Crash and Explosion on Prospect Park West Destroys Beloved War Memorial

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 6, 2022 | No Comments

It is not unfair to say that Americans are now far more likely to die in a car crash than in a foreign war.

The Legislature shouldn't decide the speed limits on our roads. Above, the Albany State House. Photo: Wally Gobetz/Flickr

Friday’s Headlines: ‘Home Rule’ Rocks Edition

By Eve Kessler | Mar 4, 2022 | No Comments

Albany must unshackle the city so that it can use life-saving street-safety tools. Plus other news.

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