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EXCLUSIVE: New Video from Crash Shows Police Chase Led to Death of Delivery Cyclist Borkot Ullah
New video exclusively obtained by Streetsblog shows in greater detail that a police chase was clearly a contributing factor in the hit-and-run crash that killed delivery worker Borkot Ullah on last week.
July 12, 2021
AG Tish James Will Review Hit-And-Run Crash that Killed Delivery Worker as Cops Go Silent
Police have still not made an arrest in the hit-and-run killing of Borkot Ullah on Thursday — even though cops were apparently chasing the reckless driver seconds before he ran the red light on busy Houston Street and slammed into the delivery worker.
July 12, 2021
SEE IT: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Delivery Cyclist on East Houston Street (Warning: Graphic Content)
A hit-and-run driver — who may have been being chased by police — struck and killed a cyclist in the East Village late on Thursday night.
July 9, 2021
I Watched ‘F9’ So Other Bike/Ped Advocates Don’t Have To
Kea Wilson writes about car crashes all day. Here's her take on the new "Fast and the Furious" movie.
July 9, 2021
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian in Deadly Part of Brooklyn
A luxury car driver struck and killed a pedestrian on deadly Rockaway Parkway in Brooklyn last on Wednesday night — then fled the scene, cops said.
July 8, 2021
OPINION: Make City Cops Bike Their Precincts
An annual requirement to ride in the bike lanes would go a long way toward changing their "windshield perspective."
July 7, 2021
State Would ‘Review’ Request for Safe Henry Hudson Parkway Bike Detour — But Parks Dept. Won’t Make One
"Unfortunately, NYC Parks has been spectacularly underwhelming when it comes to arranging detours for the greenway paths it maintains," said one activist.
July 2, 2021
Drunk DHL Driver Critically Injures Pedestrian on Upper West Side: Cops
An Upper West Side pedestrian was stuck and critically wounded by a recklessly speeding DHL delivery driver on Wednesday night — and one driver was so incensed by the crash that he got out of his car to personal berated the rogue motorist.
July 1, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines: Long, Hot Summer Edition
The 71-year-old cyclist killed by a USPS driver on Monday was set to retire in August. And other news.
July 1, 2021
USPS Victim Was a ‘Great Man’ on the Verge of Retirement When Killed on his Commute, Wife Says
Killed cyclist Jeffrey Williamson was about to retire before a postal service driver killed him on Central Park West.
June 30, 2021