pedestrian safety
Pedestrians deaths declined in 2023 in most states, offering hope for a 'new trend'
Pedestrian deaths are finally starting to drop across America to pre-pandemic levels. Pennsylvania, however, bucked the national trend.
NYC rabbi suffers broken leg after being run over by rogue e-bike driver: 'Lucky to be alive'
A prominent New York City Jewish leader and retired NYPD chaplain suffered a broken leg after being mowed down by a rogue hit-and-run e-bike driver, and said Wednesday he's "lucky to...
Legendary Brooklyn school crossing guard retiring — at age 90
“I’ve been working all my life. All my life," Maggie Poston told The Post. "It’s time to travel."
Gopuff promises 'fastest delivery on the planet' of groceries -- and NYC pols vow crackdown
"Gopuff’s announcement shows the importance of why we need to do something and act fast because they are taking advantage of the delay in the government’s [response].”
East Village man killed by MTA bus that kept driving after he tripped into street, family blames construction
The back of the bus struck Shawn Gooding, 45, whose battered body remained in the road while the bus drove away. He later died at the hospital.
My 12-year-old son was killed crossing the road — but there's a way NY can stop this from happening
A shattered Brooklyn mother wants safer streets with the passage of "Sammy's Law," which would allow cities to set speed limits without Albany approval.
Vendors booted from Brooklyn Bridge as new ban goes into effect
Mayor Eric Adams followed through on his promise to boot vendors from the Brooklyn Bridge, clearing the way for pedestrians to reclaim the historic span on Wednesday.
Upper West Siders fighting planned 'deliverista hub' for e-bike charging
Upper West Siders are fighting a "preposterous" city plan to install an e-bike charging station for delivery workers in an already chaotic intersection.
Vendors crowding Brooklyn Bridge to soon get the boot under Mayor Adams' crackdown
Illegal vendors overwhelming the Brooklyn Bridge will be kicked off the elevated pedestrian path when the clock strikes midnight Jan. 3.
Bronx high school mourns music teacher fatally struck by car
Mia Ibrahim – who took kids on their first trips to Carnegie Hall and stocked a mini-fridge with healthy snacks for the hungry – was fatally struck by a car.
NYC to make it harder to illegally park near crosswalks
Mayor Eric Adams announced that his administration will install barriers near 1,000 intersections crosswalks across the city in a bid to improve pedestrian safety and crack down on illegal parking.
Right turn on red? With pedestrian deaths rising, US cities are considering bans
A dramatic rise in accidents killing or injuring pedestrians and bicyclists has led to a myriad of policy and infrastructure changes, but moves to ban right on red have drawn intense sentiments...
Cop caught on bodycam laughing about grad student killed in police car collision
Newly released bodycam footage reveals a Seattle police officer laughed and made light of the death of a young woman who was struck by a cop car, joking she had...
City Council eyes 'illuminated' solar-power crosswalks to curb pedestrian deaths
Manhattan Councilwoman Julie Menin is pushing legislation that would install solar-powered LED crosswalks, stop signs and other traffic signs.
Bodycam footage released after grad student killed by speeding cop car: 'I f--ked up'
Police body camera video captured the tragic sudden death of a college graduate student who was struck and killed by a speeding Seattle cop car that was responding to a...
Lefty NYC pols want to legalize jaywalking
Far-left City Council Democrats are pushing to legalize jaywalking– a move critics ripped as yet another step in the wrong direction for the crime-plagued Big Apple. Councilwoman Mercedes Narcisse, a Democrat...
NYC to install traffic light at corner where girl died after brother's plea
The city's Department of Transportation will install a new traffic light at the Queens intersection where a little girl died in February after being struck by an SUV that ran...
Hard-working dad who fled war-torn Ukraine killed by drunken driver
Yurii Vakhniak, 40, a married father of two, was trying to make a better life for his family when he was killed along Interstate 70 in North Carolina last week.
Teen volleyball player loses legs in crash caused by unlicensed driver
"Losing your legs as a young athlete about to play college ball is as Tragic as it can get."
Grad student, 23, killed by speeding police car: reports
Seattle grad student Jaahnavi Kandula was struck and killed by a speeding police car near the Northeastern University campus where she studied, according to reports.