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Borough President Antonio Reynoso. Photo: Julianne Cuba

A Presidents’ Day Interview with Brooklyn Borough Prez Antonio Reynoso

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 20, 2023 | No Comments

This president wants a completion of Brooklyn’s waterfront greenway and ensuring that the city better tackles road violence through improved street design and new laws.

Monday’s Headlines: Presidents Day Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Feb 20, 2023 | No Comments

We're going to take the day off to honor all the presidents (some of whom we actually liked), but we would be remiss if we didn't give you a digest of the weekend's news first.

Opinion: The Driver Who Killed My Husband is Going on Trial; I Don’t Expect Much

By Christopher Brimer | Feb 20, 2023 | No Comments

I would like to say that I’m looking forward to justice being served, but I already know that’s impossible. The laws governing the deaths of people killed by car and truck drivers don’t seem very fair to me.

Dolma Naadhum (inset) was killed at a known dangerous intersection. Photo: Google

Outrage Builds Over Weekend Pedestrian Deaths, Including a Child

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 19, 2023 | No Comments

Street safety advocates were apoplectic over the weekend when three pedestrians — including a 7-year-old child — were killed in separate crashes, all of which involved city failure to keep the most vulnerable road users safe.

The plate clearly ends in 0, but this driver got a ticket because a driver covered the 8 on his plate so that it looked like a 0.

CYCLE OF RAGE: The Human Cost of ‘Criminal Mischief’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 17, 2023 | No Comments

Don't tell these people that plate defacing is a victimless crime.

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The French Understand the Roadway Danger of Toxic Masculinity

By Kea Wilson | Feb 17, 2023 | No Comments

A new French safety campaign is warning parents that they may play a far bigger role in preventing car crashes than they might think.

It's time for some real public space management now that Mayor Adams has appointed Ya-Ting Liu to head a new office.

Friday’s Headlines: A New Public Role for the Public Realm Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Feb 17, 2023 | No Comments

Mayor Adams not only made good on his promise to create an office of the public realm, but named much-esteemed livable streets supporter Ya-Ting Liu to the position of "chief public realm officer." Plus other news.

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Inside How — and Why — Insurance Companies Sell Policies to the Most Dangerous Drivers

By Kea Wilson | Feb 16, 2023 | No Comments

When drivers are too dangerous to buy traditional insurance, states often require insurance companies to sell it to them anyway at steep cost. Is that a good thing for safety?

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A Presidents’ Day Interview with Brooklyn Borough Prez Antonio Reynoso

Monday’s Headlines: Presidents Day Edition

Opinion: The Driver Who Killed My Husband is Going on Trial; I Don’t Expect Much

Outrage Builds Over Weekend Pedestrian Deaths, Including a Child

CYCLE OF RAGE: The Human Cost of ‘Criminal Mischief’

The French Understand the Roadway Danger of Toxic Masculinity

Friday’s Headlines: A New Public Role for the Public Realm Edition

Talking Headways Podcast: The Overlap of Public Transit and Homelessness

Pols and Advocates Demand City Crack Down on Last-Mile Facilities

Thursday’s Headlines: Police Practices Under the Microscope Edition

Adams To Albany: Someone Fund The MTA; Albany To Adams: Someone Fund The MTA

Inside How — and Why — Insurance Companies Sell Policies to the Most Dangerous Drivers