Julianne Cuba
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Experts: Exempting Yellow Taxis From Congestion Pricing Won’t Help Cabbies
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“The proposed solution does not match the problem,” said one expert.
City Pol’s ‘Distracted Pedestrian’ Bill Likely to Die
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An upstate lawmaker appears ready to stop a bill that no real New Yorker would ever have introduced — Queens Senator John Liu's absurd bill to empower the NYPD to write tickets to "distracted" pedestrians.
NYPD Says ‘Thanks, But No Thanks’ To Council Bid to Improve Collision Investigation Squad
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Police Commissioner James O’Neill doesn’t want more money to investigate road collisions.
The Bikelash: Cyclists Are Not the Enemy
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The death of a pedestrian was a devastating reminder for Hindy Schachter — but it also reinforced the idea that the real threat is a car culture that prioritizes speed and parking over safety.
Mayor de Blasio’s Blurry Vision Zero
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The mayor's signature plan to end all traffic deaths by 2024 needs a new prescription — and a mayor who is entirely focused on the five boroughs.
NYPD Commissioner: Bell Tickets Were a Tool to Stop a Bike Ride
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The city's top cop admitted that the scores of cops who harassed cyclists in Tompkins Square Park last month were deployed to stop an annual bike race.
NYPD: Off-Duty Cop Assaulted E-Bike Rider for ‘Almost Hitting’ His Daughter
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The cop claimed the biker nearly hit his daughter — almost injuring her and nearly sending her to a hospital.
NYPD Harassment: Five Cyclists in Their Own Words
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Streetsblog talked with many cyclists in Union Square on Wednesday. Here are their stories.
Cops Who Confiscated Bikes Carried Out ‘Racist Policy’ — And Don’t Even Know the Law They Cited
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A second day of harsh criticism of NYPD harassment of cyclists that Mayor de Blasio claims he didn't know about.
NYPD Intimidates Cyclists For No Good Reason
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Dozens of armed cops swarmed two Manhattan parks on Saturday to harass kids on bikes and kick them out of the public spaces — the latest display of aggressive enforcement against cyclists in what Mayor de Blasio calls “America’s fairest city.” More than 50 cops intimidated young kids, confiscated many bikes, and wrote tickets to […]
One Cyclist’s Story: How A Placard-Wielding Driver Got Away With a Crime
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Here's a snapshot into why many victims of road violence don't even bother to call police and why so many New Yorkers are so enraged by placard corruption.
Confronted with Facts, de Blasio Still Insists E-Bikes are Dangerous
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An analysis shows that just nine pedestrians were injured by e-bikes in 2018 — yet the mayor calls them a safety threat and orders the NYPD to crack down on the mostly immigrant delivery workers who use them.