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WEBSep 13, 2024 · ‘A Very Dangerous Job’: Dozens of NYC School Crossing Guards Injured by Drivers Since 2012, Records Show. As thousands of guards returned to street corners across the city last week for the reopening of public schools, records obtained by Streetsblog reveal the dangers that guards face on the job.
Brooklyn Bridge Cycling is Soaring Thanks to New Lane
WEBNov 8, 2021 · Cycling is skyrocketing on the Brooklyn Bridge since the city built a new bike-only path on the historically dangerously overcrowded span, with the number of trips up 88 percent this October compared to the same time last year, the Department of Transportation said on Monday. The new eight-foot two-way bike path on the roadbed of the bridge’s ...
Five Takeaways From the NYPD ‘Goon Squad’ Guidebook
WEBApr 13, 2021 · The notoriously aggressive NYPD officers who used their bikes as weapons to violently stop peaceful protesters last year were merely following their own handbook, according to a new bombshell report from The Intercept.. In January, Attorney General Letitia James filed a federal lawsuit against the NYPD for its use of excessive force during months of summer protests that began after the police ...
Your Unanswered Questions on the Interborough Express, Answered
WEBJan 24, 2023 · It's full speed ahead on the Interborough Express, Gov. Hochul and the MTA's planned project to provide a new transit connection between Brooklyn to Queens.The transit project — which will use an existing right of way between Bay Ridge and Jackson Heights that runs through Flatbush, Brownsville, East New York and Maspeth, is currently only used by freight rail — is slated to be part of the ...
Eighth Ave. Road Diet Marches North, But Community Wants …
WEBAug 4, 2022 · The road diet is even more dramatic than previous phases in the Eighth Avenue slimdown. Making more room for pedestrians on Eighth Avenue has been an ongoing effort at the DOT. As recently as 2018, the city devoted six entire lanes to moving cars on the road. But in 2019, the DOT began a road diet mostly focused on the area between West 38th ...
David Meyer - Streetsblog New York City
WEBDavid Meyer. August 5, 2024. license plates. Criminal Mischief? Man Arrested for Removing Plate Cover on Secret Service SUV Protecting Kamala Harris’s Step-Daughter Ella Emhoff. The NYPD arrested a man and charged him with "criminal mischief" after he allegedly tampered with a covered license plate affixed to a Secret Service vehicle.
Streetsblog New York City – Covering the fight for sustainable cities
WEBJun 8, 2023 · Because people are dying and being maimed on New York's most-dangerous 25-mile-per-hour streets. The bill does not mandate lower speed limits, but would only allow New York City to reduce some — and the city Department of Transportation would likely start on the streets with the most crashes, many of …
Henry Hudson Bridge Will Get a Real Bike Lane By 2025
WEB12:00 AM EST on February 20, 2024. The MTA’s renovated Henry Hudson Bridge path will include a new cantilevered path. Cyclists will finally get a legal path on the Henry Hudson Bridge between northern Manhattan and the Bronx, as part of a $20-million project by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The MTA plans to close the narrow ...
OPINION: Loud Driving Threatens Our Health
WEBJul 6, 2021 · Worse, high blood pressure, heart attack and Type II diabetes leading to premature death are all tied to traffic-noise exposure. Lower-income neighborhoods suffer more traffic noise, so the negative health effects of loud driving are also inequitable. Those are just the noise impacts. Loud driving burns fuel to produce air pollution and carbon ...
Cyclist Killed on Unprotected Part of Ninth Street Bike Lane in ...
WEBJan 10, 2023 · The crash apparently occurred in the unprotected, unpainted zone. Eleven cyclists and six pedestrians were injured between Jan. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2022 on the unprotected stretch between Third Avenue and Smith Street in 48 reported crashes, according to city stats. "At the location of this crash, …
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