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Cops Finally Charge Driver Who Ran Over and Killed Queens Senior Last Fall
Police have arrested the driver who killed an elderly pedestrian last fall — six months after the fatal Queens crash.
March 9, 2020
UPDATE: Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Speeding Driver in Bay Ridge
“I am deeply shaken by [this] death of a pedestrian — killed by a speeding driver," said the area's state senator.
March 5, 2020
Manhattan Community Board Members To DOT: Fix Canal Now!
Activists and a transportation committee agree: Canal Street has no place in a modern, pedestrian-friendly city.
March 5, 2020
Can DOT Just Give Joe Borelli a Damn Crosswalk?
A Staten Island lawmaker known for his recidivist speeding is, at least, trying to help pedestrians in Annadale. But the city is reluctant.
March 5, 2020
Monday’s Headlines: Mourning in East New York Edition
A neighborhood grieves the lost of two children two days apart. Plus the rest of the day's news.
March 2, 2020
Gounardes Seeks State Rating System to Reflect the Danger of Cars — To People Outside Them
A new state database would rate vehicles on a scale of one to five stars based on safety criteria and crash records.
February 28, 2020
UPDATE: Bus Driver Arrested for Killing Girl; Mayor Sends ‘Thoughts and Prayers’
UPDATE: A yellow bus driver killed a 10-year-old girl in East New York, but was later charged, police said.
February 25, 2020
Another Senior Is Killed By Uncharged Driver On Bell Boulevard
Another senior citizen has been run over and killed on Bell Boulevard in Queens — and the driver was once again not charged.
February 24, 2020
Help Cops Find Bensonhurst Killer Driver
Police are hunting for the driver of a black sedan that ran over and killed a pedestrian in Bensonhurst on Sunday — and then kept driving.
February 23, 2020
Two Senior Pedestrians Are Killed — And No One is Charged
Two senior citizens were run down and killed by drivers in separate incidents, one in Queens and one in Harlem, police said on Friday. Neither driver was charged.
February 22, 2020