Featherstone: Citizen voices can help make streets safer
A 16-year-old girl was hospitalized earlier this week after she was struck by a van at 48th Street and Sixth Avenue in Sunset Park in Brooklyn.read more
View ArticleCreating Safe Havens for NYC Pedestrians
The mayor of New York must be, by definition, a permanent political warrior -- prepared to joust on any given day with lobbyists, the media, business titans, rival pols, stubborn bureaucrats, noisy...
View ArticlePedestrian fatalities on the rise across city
Looking both ways isn't nearly enough when crossing Big Apple streets.read more
View ArticlePavement As Lab
"Give me the streets of Manhattan!" Walt Whitman demanded, and he had them--miles and miles of crowded, chaotic alleys and avenues, patchily paved with cobbles, wood blocks, or gravel or simply covread...
View ArticleA Strategy For Paving The Way To Fewer Traffic Fatalities
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Almost as many people will die in New York City each year in traffic accidents as are murdered.read more
View ArticleMayor Bloomberg's aggressive traffic policies have caused massive drop in...
Mayor Bloomberg may not have completely tamed the mean streets of New York, but he certainly calmed them down and made them less deadly.read more
View ArticlePedestrian deaths from vehicle strikes are quickly rising in New York City
A spate of fatal accidents on New York City streets -- including the tragic death of a 9-year-old boy mowed down Friday by a taxi -- is putting 2014 on pace to be one of the deadliest for...
View ArticleAfter a Son’s Death, Parents Channel Their Grief Into Activism
They had not been like this. They rarely signed petitions or spoke at public hearings.read more
View ArticleNYPD Undercover Sting to Make Drivers Yield
NEW YORK--New York Police Department's 78th precinct has issued 16 summons to drivers for failing to yield to pedestrians in the last four days.read more
View ArticleCommunity leaders looking to restore Bronx tradition by bringing 'Boogie on...
A beloved Grand Concourse tradition put on hold under Rudy Giuliani may be revived for the first time in two decades if a Bronx police precinct approves, The News has learned.read more
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