Citylab: New York Drivers Who Hit Pedestrians Are Let Off the Hook
Citylab interviewed Steve Vaccaro about Intro 238 (now AC 19-190), which criminalizes driver’s violation of pedestrian’s right of...
Daily News: Hit-and-run drivers could pay up to $10K under new city law
V&W client Martha Puruncajas’ tragic loss of her 19 year old son Luis Bravo to a hit-and-run driver...
NYU News: Cyclists file lawsuit against DMV
NYU News reports on the class action lawsuit brought by Steve Vaccaro on behalf of New York cyclists...
Judge: No Loophole for “Door-and-Run” Cab Passengers
Judge Arlene Bluth of New York County Supreme Court denied a motion seeking to dismiss the claims of...
Courthouse News: “Bicyclists Roll on New York DMV”
Courthouse News reports on the class action lawsuit brought by Steve Vaccaro on behalf of thousands of cyclists...
Daily News: “Injured 6-year-old can’t attend school”
The Daily News tells the tragic story of Chunli Mendoza and her mother Carmen Cuapio, struck in the...
“Class Action Suit Targets DMV For Fining Cyclists As If They’re Drivers,” John Delsignore for Gothamist
Gothamist covers the class action lawsuit brought by Steve Vaccaro suit against the Department of Motor Vehicles for...
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Gothamist: “Brooklyn Cyclist May Have Found Her Hit & Run Driver, But NYPD Won’t Question Him”
Gothamist covers the NYPD’s failure to investigate a car-on-bike hit-and-run and the broader problem with NYPD crash investigations....
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Streetsblog: “If Police Don’t Take Traffic Violence Seriously, Vision Zero Will Fail”
In his latest Street Justice column, Steve Vaccaro discusses the NYPD traffic violence “law enforcement sieve” that fails...
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New York Post: “Cyclist seriously injured in hit-and-run, but no arrests”
The New York Post reported on Dulcie Canton’s efforts to identify the hit and run driver who seriously...