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Teenager Who May Have Been Driving Illegally Kills Queens Pedestrian with a Massive Truck
A 16-year-old boy who was driving a massive Ford F-150 — illegally, given his age — struck and killed a 19-year-old pedestrian on Northern Boulevard on Thursday afternoon, the Department of Transportation said.
February 18, 2022
Cops Say They Have Arrested the Car-Obsessed Hit-and-Run Driver Who Critically Wounded a Park Slope Pedestrian
Cops said 31-year-old David Mocete smashed into the pedestrian at around 9 p.m. last Thursday, then fled
February 18, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines: City Budget Reveal Edition
The mayor mars his sober budget message with a tendentious crime chart. Plus other news.
February 17, 2022
E-Cyclist Dies After Being Doored On Deadly West Side Strip
An e-bike rider who was doored by a taxi passenger last month has died of his injuries — and neither the driver nor his passenger was summonsed for the illegal act. It is the first cyclist death of the year, according to the Department of Transportation.
February 16, 2022
SEE IT: Horrifying Crash at Notorious Queens Intersection Puts City DOT on Notice — Again
A man was run over — twice — by two reckless drivers at a dangerous Queens intersection on Saturday night, a crash that reveals a lot about the city's failure to protect pedestrians.
February 15, 2022
EXCERPT: There are No ‘Accidents’ — We Have Been Fooled into Thinking There Are
This excerpt from the new book, "There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and Disaster — Who Profits and Who Pays the Price" will make you rethink crashes, capitalism and culpability.
February 15, 2022
Pedestrian Killed by Teen Driver in Brooklyn, Cops Say
A Brooklyn pedestrian was fatally struck by a teenage driver on Saturday night at a notorious intersection, Department of Transportation officials said.
February 13, 2022
OPEN SEASON ON PEDESTRIANS, CONT’D: Another Hit-and-Run, This Time in Brooklyn
A motorist left a man with head trauma lying in the street in Park Slope — at least the third such incident this year.
February 11, 2022
Reckless SUV Driver Kills Another Child on a Sidewalk in Far Rockaway
An SUV driver slammed into a 10-year-girl on the sidewalk in Queens after losing control of the truck as she pulled out of a grocery store parking lot, killing the girl and injuring another woman on Wednesday, police said.
February 10, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines: Requiem for Jack Mikulincer Edition
The big story yesterday were all the second-day stories about the death of Holocaust survivor Jack Mikulincer under the wheels of his neighbor's BMW. Plus other news.
February 8, 2022
