The hit and run accident that critically injured mayoral aide Errin Phelan early Sunday morning and hurt her friend Alma Guerrero points up how dangerous it can be to simply cross a street in New Yor

We all know how effective Mike Bloomberg can be when he focuses on a problem, and the weekend hit-and-run of mayor's office employee Erinn Phelan in Brooklyn has clearly moved him.

The horrific hit-and-run accident that critically wounded a mayoral staffer and injured her friend early Sunday morning has put the traffic conditions on Flatbush Avenue in the spotlight, as many are

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Over the last six weeks, Astoria residents have made a strong push for a safer 21st Avenue, a street plagued by speeding cut-through traffic.

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Area residents have long considered 21st Avenue, especially between 21st and 28th Streets in Astoria, a dangerous thoroughfare.

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Astoria elected officials and community activists rallied last weekend at a site along 21st Avenue where they called for new traffic safety measures in the wake of a man being struck and killed while

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After a school bus full of toddlers tipped over in a collision with a car that ran a stop sign last week on 69th Street in Middle Village, City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) redoub

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Even if they don't know Diane Schuler by name probably every sentient New Yorker knows what she did and the horror she created.

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The second installment in Streetsblog's series on the potential direction for transportation policy during Michael Bloomberg's third term comes from Paul Steely White, executive director of Transport

As we face a third term by Mayor Bloomberg, note should be taken of the quite radical change his administration has been achieving to effect the way our streets work.