Funds and plans exist to fix a block-long stretch of road between Starlight and West Farms Rapids parks — but the DOT hasn't moved for a decade. What gives?
So far, 173 people have died on the roads this year, up from 164, or 5.5 percent, over the same period last year — even though total number of vehicle miles traveled is down significantly.
A Manhattan man who was struck by the driver of a new SUV early last Thursday morning as he legally crossed in a Times Square crosswalk has died. The driver was not charged.
Our tax dollars paid for this? The first federally funded "National Pedestrian Safety Month" is centered around a press campaign aimed at blaming walkers themselves.