DNAinfo New York: Walkers Want Cyclists to Dismount on East 78th Street Footbridge
Steve Vaccaro weights in on the conflict between walkers and cyclists on the East Side Greenway.
Village Voice: Council Grills NYPD About Cycling Death
The City Council berates the NYPD for the mishandling of Mathieu Lefevre's investigation, which has become a rallying cry for advocates seeking to change NYPD policy on traffic collision investigations.
Village Voice: Mathieu Lefevre Case Prompts City Council Hearing on NYPD’s Investigation of Cycling Deaths
In a rare oversight hearing on the NYPD's treatment of traffic accidents involving bicyclists and pedestrians, Council members, advocates, and the relatives of slain cyclists expressed anger and frustration at what they say is the NYPD's reluctance to charge the drivers responsible.
Gothamist: Surveillance Videos Of Williamsburg Cyclist’s Death Don’t Match Investigators’ Reports
The surveillance videos of Mathieu Lefevre don't match prior NYPD accounts of the incident.
Village Voice: Videos of Mathieu Lefevre Cycling Accident Don’t Match NYPD Description
The saga of the NYPD's flawed investigation into the death of cyclist Mathieu Lefevre last fall was already full of stupefying examples of incompetence and apparent untruth.
Gothamist: NYPD File On Slain Cyclist Contains Photos Of Family, None Of Crash Scene
The released documents from the NYPD file of Mathieu Lefevre reveal a botched investigation. No photo of the crime scene were taken due to a broken camera.
Village Voice: Police Finally Reveal Embarrassing File in Mathieu Lefevre Cycling Death
Forced by a looming Freedom of Information Law deadline, on Friday the New York Police Department finally told...
Village Voice: Why Won’t the NYPD Charge Motorists Who Maim or Kill?
An advocacy group, citing 14 such fatalities, is pressing the NYPD to change its policy on fatal accidents that involved reckless driving and demanding that police file criminal charges in those cases.
New York Times: Bicyclist’s Family Sues Police For Records of Fatal Accident
The New York Times interviews Steve Vaccaro about the Lefevre's family suit against the NYPD to release records of the investigation.
Gothamist: Family Of Killed Cyclist Mathieu Lefevre Sues NYPD For Withholding Information
The family of Mathieu Lefevre has filed a lawsuit in the State Supreme Court after the NYPD rejected their FOIL request.