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Wednesday’s Headlines: Pedestrian Fatalities Mount Edition
It's already an ugly year for road deaths. Plus other news.
February 2, 2022
UPDATE: Pedestrian Killed by Driver on Busy Brooklyn Street — And Driver is Charged
A Brooklyn woman was struck and killed by a driver early Tuesday morning in a crash at an intersection where snow had still not been properly cleared. (Update: the driver was charged.)
February 1, 2022
OPINION: Saving Children’s Lives Should Not Be Open to Debate
Apolline Mong-Guillemin led a short life — just three months. But her life, which ended because it's too easy for reckless drivers to kill pedestrians in this city, must have a greater purpose.
January 31, 2022
New Year Brings New Push for Albany to Do Something About Our Deadly Streets
Albany pols must do all the stuff they failed to do last year by not sending any bills from the so-called Crash Victim Rights and Safety Act to then-Gov. Cuomo's desk for signing.
January 27, 2022
EYES ON THE STREET: East Side Bike Lane Where Driver Killed Two Remains Unfixed
Where's Ydanis? A month after a preventable tragedy, long-noted flaws persist.
January 27, 2022
NUMBER CRUNCH: Inside the Deadliest Year in Vision Zero History
It was worse than you thought.
January 26, 2022
Pedestrian Gravely Wounded by Driver on Still-Dangerous McGuinness Boulevard
A senior citizen was struck and seriously injured on Monday night on deadly McGuinness Boulevard, a roadway that the outgoing de Blasio administration vowed to redesign for safety, but didn't begin before its clock ran out.
January 25, 2022
SPEED DEMON: PBA President Pat Lynch is Driven Around Really Fast!
The 2021 Chevy Suburban in which the police union president was chauffeured has a staggering 29 school-zone speeding violations since 2016, the most recent on Jan. 6 in Queens, according to city data.
January 24, 2022
Cyclist Badly Injured by Hit-and-Run Driver along Notorious Windsor Terrace Strip
A delivery cyclist was struck and gravely injured by the hit-and-run driver of an SUV early on Friday morning at a dangerous intersection in Windsor Terrace, police said.
January 21, 2022
Meet the Council’s Transportation Committee Chair: Selvena Brooks-Powers
Her home district is quite unlike the rest of the city. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
January 20, 2022
