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Tag Archives: NYPD
Grand Army Plaza’s traffic is worse than usual today
Looking down Flatbush Avenue toward downtown Brooklyn from Grand Army Plaza, there’s a row of cars as far as the eye can see. Continue reading
Posted in Safe Streets
Tagged Grand Army Plaza, NYPD, Park Slope, Prospect Park West, traffic, Vision Zero
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Anatomy of a collision: a convergence of impatience
On Tuesday, the impatience of several drivers led to a collision between a dollar van and a cyclist. What led to this “accident”? Continue reading
Posted in Safe Streets
Tagged bikenyc, blocking the box, dollar vans, Flatbush Avenue, NYPD, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Sterling Place
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High turnout at the inaugural Park Slope Street Safety Partnership meeting
In the wake of the death of Samuel Cohen Eckstein, a new group of community organizations, government agencies, and public officials has come together to make Park Slope’s streets safer. Continue reading
Posted in Safe Streets
Tagged 78th Precinct, Bill de Blasio, Brad Lander, Department of Transportation, Eric McClure, Letitia James, Lucian Merryweather, Michael Ameri, New York City, NYPD, Park Slope Brooklyn, Park Slope Civic Council, Park Slope Neighbors, Park Slope Parents, Park Slope Street Safety Partnership, safe streets, Sammy Cohen Eckstein, Tish James, Vision Zero
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Speed posting: this was one hell of a week
Ray Kelly’s Playboy spread, a few crap Op-Eds, Cy Vance not doing his job: Let’s take a quick look at the last seven days. Continue reading
Posted in Safe Streets, Thoughts
Tagged Bike Snob, bikenyc, Cy Vance, Daniel Duane, entitled drivers, Fernando Mateo, Herman Badillo, Michael R. Bloomberg, microfilm, Mohammad Faysal Himon, NYPD, Playboy, Ray Kelly, running, safe streets, Safety Tips for Pedestrian, Sian Green, Wall Street Journal
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Everything you need to know about livable streets in ten tweets
Breaking down an emotional string of tweets from Brooklyn Spoke, one of the city’s best advocates for livable streets, after a scary experience. Continue reading
Posted in Safe Streets
Tagged 78th Precinct, bikenyc, Brooklyn Spoke, livable streets, NYPD
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On Wednesday, rally for safer streets at City Hall
NYC has seen 114 car-related deaths this year. Join us for a rally for safer streets Wednesday morning at City Hall. Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged activism, City Hall, Felix Coss, no criminality suspected, NYPD, Paula Medrano, safe streets, Transportation Alternatives
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Why I support livable streets
Even if you’ve been following the sometimes-insane reporting on livable-streets issues in New York media for many years, two pieces this weekend probably made your jaw drop. In the Daily News, fellow Park Slope resident Joshua Greenman sings a paean to the … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged Albany, all-powerful enterprises, Bike Snob NYC, Citi Bike, cycling, dependence on automobiles, Dorothy Rabinowitz, Gawker, Joshua Greenman, livable streets, MTA, New York Daily News, New York Observer, NYPD, Riders Alliance, Streetsblog, StreetsPAC, tabloids, Wall Street Journal
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