It's a 32% decrease from the first six months of last year.
The announcements kick off Streets Week!, a suite of transportation, traffic safety, and open space policy announcements to double down on the transformative Vision Zero initiative.
The New York City Department of Transportation is beginning a 60-day warning period before Main Street Busway violations will be issued in Downtown Flushing, Queens.
Mayor de Blasio said that running the cameras during the overnight hours when many crashes occur could help drive the numbers of such incidents down.
New York City's Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg is resigning from her post within Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration, effective in early December, she announced Monday.
Two new major protected bike lanes were unveiled in Brooklyn Thursday as New York City continues efforts to cut down on pedestrian deaths as part of the Vision Zero program.