Nicholas Timko

August 7, 2012

Inexperienced trucker drives into New York City, with frightening results

A trucker who had never driven in New York City before took his rig into Manhattan for the first time, […]
August 4, 2012

Bikes and dogs: Incompatible?

There’s been a lot of discussion in recent months about the new bike share program in New York City and […]
July 31, 2012

Cyclists now have a way to capture license plates of vehicles

Cyclists, pedestrians and motorists have shaky relationships. All are trying to use the same space to get to where they […]
July 24, 2012

Staying safe in New York City

There are things that women – and men – can do to stay safe in New York. The Village Voice […]
July 24, 2012

Businesses will be fined for delivery bike violations

The crackdown will begin on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, with officials from DOT’s new Outreach and Enforcement department […]
July 19, 2012

Scaffolding accidents continue to occur

Amazingly, no one was killed when scaffolding collapsed last week at a midtown Manhattan high-rise. Window washers were working on […]
July 17, 2012

City takes steps to reduce accidents and injuries by lowering speed limits

Spurred in part by the addition of bike lanes and pedestrian plazas in the middle of wide streets, New York […]
July 12, 2012

Dirt bike injuries: They don’t just happen in the country

Most of us think of dirt bikes and ATVs as non-urban phenomena. We believe that people ride such vehicles only […]
July 11, 2012

City will act to reduce injuries and fatalities on what some call the Boulevard of Death

Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard, also known as Seventh Avenue, is a six lane street that cuts through Harlem. Named after […]