OPINION: The Manhattan DA Must Put Muscle Into Traffic Safety
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The office must establish a 'Vehicular Crimes Task Force' to investigate every death or serious injury, argues candidate Diana Florence, a former ADA.
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OPINION: The MTA Breaks Faith With Access-A-Ride Users
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The agency killed a popular program and is gunning for another — and now wants to charge more for lousy service. Can we get some help here?
Two Views on 'Right of Way' Law — DA Hopeful Crotty Opposes Punishing Reckless Drivers...
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The city's "Right of Way" law unfairly penalizes drivers who are not acting recklessly, says Manhattan district attorney hopeful Liz Crotty in this controversial op-ed.
... While DA Hopeful Quart Seeks Justice for Road Violence Victims
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That means using all available laws to prosecute drivers for dangerous driving behaviors, argues candidate Dan Quart.
OPINION: NYPD’s ‘Bike Safety’ Tweets are a Joke
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The NYPD loves to tweet photos of officers handing out bike safety pamphlets to cyclists. But is this really a good role for the police, to stop people on bikes and make them take a flier on how it's their fault when they get hit by someone driving a car?
OPINION: Cuomo and Murphy Must Sign the Transportation and Climate Initiative
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Our transit systems and environment urgently need the regional agreement, a policy analyst argues.