Apr. 9, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld
New York City parking scofflaws are feeling the long, clingy arm of the law.
Is the ‘Barnacle’ the NYPD’s answer to stopping parking scofflaws in their tracks?
Tag: Traffic
CAR CITY: MTA and Port Authority data shows record traffic on NYC crossings as congestion pricing nears
Dec. 28, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld
More people are driving cars in New York City than ever before, based on toll data from the MTA and Port Authority — a remarkable feat as the city prepares to implement congestion pricing in the hopes of dissuading motorists from getting behind the wheel in favor of mass transit.
Flushing community mourns loss off toddler killed by hit-and-run driver
Nov. 30, 2023 By Rachel Butler Flushing leaders and community members gathered Thursday at the intersection where a 3-year-old boy was killed by a hit-and-run driver to ask for the public to come forward with information that may lead to the identification and arrest of the perpetrator. The fatal accident occurred at the intersection of…
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Brooklyn-Queens Expressway triple cantilever to partially close for repairs next month
The New York City Department of Transportation announced Monday it will close parts of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway for a few days so it can make some much-needed repairs next month.
EXCLUSIVE | Sheriff’s Office seizes vehicles at Queens Midtown Tunnel for scofflaw violations
Apr. 24, 2023 By Dean Moses New Yorkers driving to work through the Midtown Tunnel with obstructed and paper license plates, or those found to owe the city huge money in fines, found themselves trading in their vehicles for the shoelace express on Monday morning after being stopped by the New York City Sheriff’s…
Queens traffic agent struck by hit-and-run driver in Forest Hills: NYPD
Mar. 20, 2023 By Dean Moses A Queens NYPD traffic agent was hospitalized Monday morning after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Forest Hills, police said. According to NYPD sources, the traffic agent was standing in the street when she was struck by a driver at 8:51 a.m. on 75 Avenue and Queens…
DOT to install traffic calming measures at Astoria intersection where 7-year-old was killed
March 7, 2023 By Michael Dorgan The city’s Dept. of Transportation (DOT) says it will install traffic calming measures at the Astoria intersection where a girl was fatally struck by an SUV last month — although it is unclear if these will include traffic lights at this time. The agency, in a letter to Queens… Read more »
Queens City Council members urge DOT to install traffic calming measures where Astoria girl was killed
Feb. 23, 2023 By Michael Dorgan A number of Queens City Council members have called on the DOT to install a series of new traffic calming measures at the Astoria intersection where a 7-year-old girl was fatally struck by an SUV last week. Council members Julie Won, Tiffany Cabán and Selvena Brooks-Powers, wrote to the… Read more »