Amy Cohen

Feb
13
Safe Streets Advocates Rally For Reckless Driver Accountability Act

Safe Streets Advocates Rally For Reckless Driver Accountability Act

NYC Council Member Brad Lander, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, and safe streets advocates rallied outside City Hall on Tuesday for
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Nov
19
From Brooklyn To Bangladesh, Borough Hall Remembers Traffic Crash Victims

From Brooklyn To Bangladesh, Borough Hall Remembers Traffic Crash Victims

Families for Safe Streets. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BOROUGH HALL – “Traffic crashes do not discriminate by religion, race, age, sex,
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Aug
23
Local Politicians Preview 9th Street’s Vision Zero Redesign

Local Politicians Preview 9th Street’s Vision Zero Redesign

PARK SLOPE – Deputy Mayor Laura Anglin visited Park Slope Thursday morning to join Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Council Member
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Jul
26
Parents, Politicians Rally After Speed Cameras Go Dark

Parents, Politicians Rally After Speed Cameras Go Dark

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerPARK SLOPE – Last night, elected officials, concerned residents and mothers of children killed by reckless drivers met
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Jul
16
BP Adams Joins New Yorkers In Call For Safe Streets For All Following Death Of Bicyclist Near Atlantic Terminal

BP Adams Joins New Yorkers In Call For Safe Streets For All Following Death Of Bicyclist Near Atlantic Terminal

Following the tragic death this Monday of a bicyclist by an out-of-control driver [/blog/crime/cyclist-killed-by-out-of-control-suv-near-barclays-center-early-monday-morning] who also hit two
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Oct
08
City Council Passes Legislation To Reduce Citywide Speed Limit

City Council Passes Legislation To Reduce Citywide Speed Limit

The New York City Council yesterday passed legislation that reduces the citywide speed limit [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.
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Mar
17
Street Safety Activists Install ’20 Is Plenty’ Signs Around The City

Street Safety Activists Install ’20 Is Plenty’ Signs Around The City

Over the weekend community members in ten neighborhoods around the city that have applied for, but not received, Neighborhood Slow
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