Streetsblog New York City – Page 158 – Covering the fight for sustainable cities

A woman was killed on West Street on Wednesday night at almost the exact location of the pedestrian in this Google street view still.

Driver Kills Elderly Woman Near Gridlocked Canal Street

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 11, 2021 | No Comments

A Manhattan senior was run over and killed by the driver of a massive SUV on Wednesday while she was trying to cross highway-like West Street near Canal Street — a dangerous area that advocates have been trying to fix for years.

UPDATE: Williamsburg Man Killed by Speeding, Drugged Teen Driver

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 11, 2021 | No Comments

A 33-year-old man was struck and killed early Thursday morning by the driver of a 2017 Chevy muscle car that witnesses said was speeding before the crash.

Ugly then, ugly now: The BQE under construction in the 1950s. Photo: 4.bp.blogspot.com

Thursday’s Headlines: ‘Tear Down This Road’ Edition

By Eve Kessler | Nov 11, 2021 | No Comments

The man who conspired to prop up the rotting BQE now calls for its removal. Plus other news.

The victim, Jeffrey Williamson, was run over and killed by a postal truck driver. Photo: Ken Coughlin

USPS Truck Driver Charged with Misdemeanor for Killing Upper West Sider Jeffrey Williamson

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 11, 2021 | No Comments

The Postal Service driver who ran over and killed an Upper West Side cyclist on Central Park West earlier this year will be charged in the fatal crash, Streetsblog has learned.

STREETSBLOG USA

COP26 ‘Transport Day’ Ignored Everything But EVs

By Kea Wilson | Nov 11, 2021 | No Comments

The agenda for "transport day" at COP26 Glasgow is dominated almost entirely by electric cars. So, in other words, the planet is screwed.

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn Heights. Photo: Patch

Idea of ‘Tearing Down the BQE’ Gets Fresh Look as Feds Open Their Wallets

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 11, 2021 | No Comments

Building-trades honcho Carlo Scissura says that the city should 'get rid' of the decrepit highway and "start from scratch."

Council Speaker Corey Johnson chats with the Fourth Estate. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Corey Johnson Tells DOT that It Better Put out the ‘Streets Master Plan’ on Time

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 10, 2021 | No Comments

... And it better be good!

The crash site on Meeker is a notorious speedway. Photo: Google

Woman Moped Rider Hit by Truck Driver in Williamsburg Dies

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 10, 2021 | No Comments

"The collision caused the 24-year-old female to ... fall onto the roadway where the box truck ran over her body," cops said in a statement.

A Round and a Roundy: The Only Chart Dave Chokshi Needs

By Streetsblog | Nov 10, 2021 | No Comments

A Health Commissioner shouldn't stand for so much carnage, whether it's caused by a microbe, a gun or a car driver.

After taking our questions about his limited role in Vision Zero, the city's top doctor headed to a vaccination event at P.S. 19 in the East Village. Photo: Michael Appleton / Mayoral Photography Office

Wednesday’s Headlines: The Health Department is AWOL in the Public Health Crisis of Cars Edition

By Streetsblog | Nov 10, 2021 | No Comments

Is the Health Department holding up its end of the Vision Zero initiative? That, plus other news.

The memorial to Apolline Mong-Guillemin. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

No Solutions After DOT Commissioner Finally Speaks With State DMV, Just Plans to Meet Again

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 10, 2021 | No Comments

A phone call leads to talk of doing more. But is it just talk?

DOT sent over this photo of the Cross Bronx today, and we added headshots of Chuck Schumer, Ritchie Torres and Hank Gutman.

Boogie Down Biden: Pols, City DOT Hail Fed Funds for Capping the Cross Bronx Expressway

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 9, 2021 | No Comments

Sen. Chuck Schumer, Rep. Ritchie Torres and DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman hailed the $1.2-trillion federal infrastructure bill for creating a $1-billion "Reconnecting Communities" pilot to "study ... removing, retro-fitting, or mitigating" highways that hurt "community connectivity, mobility, access, or economic development."

Load more stories