New Yorkers can cross the street wherever they please without fear of a summons. Some fear the new law could lead to more ...

Starting in February, New Yorkers will no longer be breaking the law when crossing the street in between traffic, and will no ...

Jaywalking — that time-honored practice of crossing the street outside of the crosswalk or against the traffic light — is now ...

Walking across a street without using a crosswalk no longer will be punished in New York City starting in February.

Jaywalking has been legalized in New York City. Pedestrians will be allowed to legally cross roads at any point without being ...

BOSTON - New York City is officially legalizing jaywalking starting next year. And when WBZ-TV asked people in Boston if ...

New York City has officially decriminalized jaywalking, giving a legal patina to a practice long adopted by virtually every ...

Black people no longer have to worry about being disproportionately targeted and fined for jaywalking in New York City.

The law aims to address racial disparities in enforcement, as 90 percent of jaywalking tickets in 2023 were issued to Black ...

New York City Council Member Mercedes Narcisse, a Brooklyn Democrat who sponsored the new law, said Tuesday that legalizing jaywalking ends racial disparities in its enforcement. She said that over 90 ...