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Cement Truck Driver Kills Cyclist Near Greenway in Hell’s Kitchen
The 65-year-old victim was on W. 55th Street, riding toward the greenway, when the driver struck her while attempting to turn right onto 12th Avenue, according to NYPD.
December 15, 2016
Truck Driver Kills Tourist at Lincoln Tunnel Access Point in Hell’s Kitchen
Maria Munez-Carna, 57, was crossing W. 39th Street when 28-year-old Rance Clyburn hit her with a Freightliner flatbed as he turned left onto 39th from 10th Avenue
December 12, 2016
Driver Who Killed Charity Hicks Pleads to Homicide and Leaving the Scene
The hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a Detroit woman as she waited for a bus in Hell's Kitchen pled guilty to homicide and felony leaving the scene. He will serve a minimum of two and a maximum of six years in prison, pursuant to a judge's plea offer.
March 22, 2016
Developers Adding More Parking Than They’re Supposed To, Thanks to DCP
For years, the City Planning Commission approved special permits that let developers in Hell's Kitchen and Chelsea get around limits on parking construction in the Manhattan core. Recently, the city implemented a new formula that reformers hoped would curtail these permits. But Community Board 4, Council Member Corey Johnson, and Borough President Gale Brewer say the city's math is flawed, resulting in too much new parking. They're asking the Department of City Planning to come up with a better measuring stick.
July 24, 2015
Cy Vance Nets Felony Conviction of Driver Who Killed Senior Shu Ying Liu
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance secured a felony hit-and-run conviction against a truck driver who killed a senior in Hell's Kitchen.
June 23, 2015
NYPD: No Charges for Collision That Killed Man on Hell’s Kitchen Sidewalk
NYPD filed no charges after a vehicle collision that resulted in the death of a man who was walking on a sidewalk in Hell's Kitchen.
May 19, 2015
Crashes Highlight the Hell’s Kitchen Bus Crunch
Last Monday, a left-turning coach bus driver struck two Spanish tourists in the crosswalk at 47th Street and 10th Avenue in Manhattan, sending them to the hospital with critical injuries. On Thursday, another bus driver crashed into scaffolding a few blocks away, causing minor injuries to passengers. The local community board chair says that without adequate bus facilities, neighborhood streets are getting overwhelmed.
July 21, 2014
TSTC and Manhattanites Call for Port Authority to Improve Bus Facilities
The Tri-State Transportation Campaign joined locals in Hell's Kitchen today to call on the Port Authority to invest in improved and expanded bus facilities to relieve pressure on local streets.
April 23, 2014
After CB 4 Committee Signs on, DOT Will Study Safer Fifth and Sixth Avenues
After a unanimous vote of support from Community Board 5, a request for DOT to study protected bike lanes and pedestrian improvements on Fifth and Sixth Avenues in Manhattan got another boost from the CB 4 transportation committee last Wednesday. After the committee's unanimous 6-0 vote, a DOT representative said the agency intends to begin studying the potential redesign of the avenues this fall.
April 21, 2014
Vance: Tour Bus Driver Who Killed Pedestrian Convicted of Manslaughter
A tour bus driver who killed a pedestrian in Hell's Kitchen while driving drunk has been convicted of manslaughter and homicide.
November 21, 2013