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Unlicensed Truck Driver Kills Noshat Nahian, 8, in Northern Blvd Crosswalk
This morning just before 8:00 a.m., Noshat Nahian, age 8, was on his way from his home on 32nd Avenue to school at PS 152 when a tractor-trailer driver turning left onto Northern Boulevard struck Nahian in the crosswalk along 61st Street. He was pronounced dead at Elmhurst Hospital.
December 20, 2013
Cab Driver Who Killed 5-Year-Old Remains in Good Standing With TLC
The cab driver who killed a 5-year-old child in Brooklyn last year is still on the road. Meanwhile, the civil suit filed by the victim's parents was transferred to NYC this week from Texas, where the family lives.
December 19, 2013
How Children Demanding Play Streets Changed Amsterdam
The above video, excerpted from a Dutch television documentary series, shows how children helped catalyze the fight for safe streets in Amsterdam more than a generation ago.
December 13, 2013
Parents of Allie Liao: ‘We Challenge Drivers to Pause and Ask – Is It Worth It?’
Last month, three year-old Allison Liao was crossing Main Street in Flushing with her grandmother when an SUV driver turned left, hitting and killing the toddler while she had the walk signal in the crosswalk. Yesterday in Jackson Heights, Liao's parents marched with the families and friends of other traffic violence victims, and made this powerful plea for a safer driving culture.
November 13, 2013
DOT Now Accepting Applications for 2014 Bike to School Program
DOT launched the second annual Bike to School competition on Tuesday.
November 8, 2013
Vigil in Fort Greene for Lucian Merryweather Tonight
There will be a vigil tonight for Lucian Merryweather, the child who died last weekend when a motorist drove onto a sidewalk in Fort Greene.
November 5, 2013
Charles Hynes Brings Rare Felony Charge in Vehicular Killing of 9-Year-Old
Two motorists were charged for killing pedestrians in the Bronx and Brooklyn this weekend. The alleged driver in the Wakefield crash was charged with murder, and there's a solid chance that if convicted he will face significant jail time. And though the outcome of the case is far from certain, District Attorney Charles Hynes brought a rare felony charge against the man who allegedly drove onto a sidewalk and struck a 9-year-old boy in Fort Greene.
November 4, 2013
Prompted By Jimmy Van Bramer, CBS 2 Files a Decent Street Safety Story
We wrote last week how Lou Young of CBS 2 blew an opportunity to educate viewers on the merits of potential safe street improvements on the Upper West Side. In covering a press conference in Queens convened by Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Young's colleague Andrea Grymes filed a story that does a much better job reflecting the perils posed by reckless drivers.
October 28, 2013
Beat the Street: DOT and DOE Launch International Walk to School Contest
DOT and the Department of Education today announced the "Beat the Street" contest, where NYC kids compete with their counterparts around the world to see who can rack up the most walking trips to and from school. From a DOT press release:
October 24, 2013
Pediatric Org’s Bicycle Recommendations Explained, in Terrifying Detail
There’s nothing quite like listening to a preeminent expert in pediatric injury prevention telling you you’re taking unnecessary risks with your child’s life.
October 15, 2013