Jesse Coburn, ProPublica
GHOST TAGS: Inside NYC’s Black Market for Temporary License Plates
On Monday, we published Part I of our seven-month investigation into the black market for temporary license plates, which involves a vast network of used car dealers who exploit limited oversight to fraudulently issue real temporary tags that many drivers use to commit crimes.
April 3, 2023
Business Grew After Controversial Bike Lane Installed, Data Show
It's a lesson for any community facing opposition from residents who claim bike lanes hurt business.
October 3, 2022
U.S. Cities Can Learn from Car-Free School Streets in Paris, London and Tirana?!
Even the capital of Albania has more school streets per capita than New York City.
August 2, 2022
NYC Mayor Adams on Dangerous School Streets: ‘We Need to Do More’
Adams was short on specifics about what he thinks the city should do to better protect children outside schools, but he said he was open to ideas.
June 15, 2022
‘ALWAYS SCARED’: Dangerous Streets Outside City Schools Threaten Children
A six-month Streetsblog investigation found that streets near schools are uniquely dangerous, with rates of crashes and injuries that exceed city averages — particularly near schools where most students are poor or children of color.
May 24, 2022
More Risk, Less Coverage: How Rideshare Insurance Rules Shortchange NYC Crash Victims
August 30, 2021
Study: Complete Streets Lead to Better Crash Coverage
Complete streets policies don't just reduce car crashes — they may even improve how those crashes are covered by the media, a study shows.
June 9, 2021
Number of SUVs and Other Big Cars is Up 21% in NYC
May 25, 2021
People to Feds: Design Streets Better!
A proposed revision of the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways generated unprecedented public interest.
May 24, 2021
