Speeding Kills, and 39 Percent of New York Drivers Are Doing It

NY Daily News
TERMINAL VELOCITY REPORT

Drivers speed across city with tragic results, new study finds
BY Pete Donohue
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Thursday, February 12th 2009, 2:21 AM
Speed kills, and drivers are ignoring the limit at an alarming rate, a study obtained by the Daily News reveals.
Nearly 40% of drivers ignore the 30-mph city street limit, says the [...]

DOT Tells Motorists & Pedestrians Where To Go But Won’t Let Them Get There Safely

BAYSIDE TIMES
DOT Tells Motorists & Pedestrians Where To Go But Won’t Let Them Get There Safely.
Avella seeks traffic signal at 19th Ave. and Utopia Pkwy.
By Nathan Duke
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 5:05 PM EST
Councilman Tony Avella says he is upset that the city denied his request to place a traffic signal at the intersection of Utopia [...]

Idling Parents and Idle Minds

From the NY News
Motorists who idle their engines by a school for more than a minute will risk a $100 fine under a City Council bill passed yesterday. The measure is aimed at curbing exhaust pollution that feeds the city’s asthma epidemic, backers say.
Opponents blasted the one-minute rule as another excuse to slap motorists with [...]

Still lots of parking spots for big shots, despite Mayor Bloomberg’s cuts

Y ERIN EINHORN
DAILY NEWS CITYB HALL BUREAU
Monday, January 26th 2009, 4:00 AM
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Mayor Bloomberg said last year he’d crack down on elected officials who have designated parking spaces for themselves or their staffs outside their offices, but some pols still have the perk.
Mayor Bloomberg yanked free parking spots from a handful of elected officials [...]

New York City Council Seeks Grace Period for Parking Violations

The New York Times reports that several City Council members announced on Sunday that a bill had been introduced that would create a five-minute grace period before drivers are issued summonses for parking violations like expired meters and alternate-side parking rules.
The bill addresses a longstanding pet peeve among many city lawmakers, whose constituents often complain [...]

Workers Ordered to Give Up City-Owned Cars

“As the Bloomberg administration scrambles to cut spending, it is ordering city agencies like the police, parks and health departments to give up nearly 700 city-owned cars, a cherished perk for their workers.”
“Many city agencies operate their own fleet of cars, which they assign to employees for official use. Buildings inspectors use city-owned cars to [...]