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Greenpointers Rally For Safer Streets Where Cyclist, 73, Was Killed
When neighbors fight road safety improvements, other neighbors die.
June 5, 2023
Greenpoint Crash Kills Cyclist At a Former Open Street that Opponents Dismantled
The north Brooklyn intersection where an SUV driver fatally struck a senior cyclist has long been a terrifying crossroad of reckless driving that locals have demanded the city fix.
June 4, 2023
Flatbed Trucker Fatally Strikes Pedestrian on 125th Street in East Harlem
The trucker struck the 53-year-old man near Third Avenue just before 10:40 a.m., and the victim died at the scene, according to the NYPD.
May 24, 2023
Crash Data Shows Why NYC’s Truck Routes Need a Long Overdue Fix
Truck this! The city needs to completely redesign freight routes to save lives.
May 24, 2023
Upper West Side Pedestrian Dies from Injuries Caused by Reckless Van Driver
The Upper West Side pedestrian struck by a van driver last week in what one cop called "an accident" has died from his wounds, police said on Thursday.
May 18, 2023
Killer of Beloved Williamsburg Teacher Shows No Remorse as He’s Sent Away … for Just Six Months
Driver Tariq Witherspoon declined to address his victim's family, which had filled the courtroom and only minutes earlier had vented their anger at the killer driver.
May 17, 2023
Thursday’s Headlines: Honoring Adam Uster Edition
A dispatch from a vigil where family and friends of 39-year-old Adam Uster gathered. Plus other news.
May 11, 2023
KOMANOFF: You Nearly Die, You Keep Going
What is the difference between life and death for a cyclist? This week, I wondered that question anew after I was nearly struck by a reckless driver in The Bronx while Adam Uster was killed by a reckless driver in Brooklyn.
May 11, 2023
Cops: Driver Who Killed 7-Year-Old Girl in Astoria is Collared
Police on Tuesday morning arrested the woman they say fatally struck a 7-year-old girl in Astoria with her car in February, charging the motorist with criminally negligent homicide, a felony that carries a top jail sentence of four years.
May 9, 2023
Pols and Neighbors Call For a Safer Franklin Avenue After Killing of Cycling Advocate
A protected bike lane is needed, said the local Council member.
May 5, 2023
