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Pedestrian Struck and Killed on Flatbush Avenue This Morning
It is unclear why the NYPD believes the driver had the green light. A spokesperson for the department declined to comment.
September 24, 2019
Monday’s Headlines: Death in Queens Edition
Queens had a bloody weekend, with reports of two senior pedestrians and one teen cyclist being killed. Plus the rest of the news.
September 23, 2019
Another Queens Senior is Mowed Down — Driver Not Charged
Do you realize that there are roughly 160 crashes per day in Queens?
September 22, 2019
Teen Cyclist Killed by Uncharged Truck Driver — 22nd Biker Death this Year
Mario Valenzuela, 14, was killed on Borden Avenue at around 2 p.m. on Saturday — the 22nd cyclist to die this year, up from 10 in all of 2018.
September 21, 2019
Queens Pedestrian Killed By Driver — Who is Uncharged
A Queens senior citizen was killed by a driver as he walked — in a crosswalk — in a residential portion of Jamaica, police said on Friday.
September 20, 2019
Op-Ed: More Residential Loading Zones Now!
A simple measure to improve streets safety and help the majority runs afoul of selfish car owners. Will DOT prioritize the public over parkers?
September 19, 2019
Corey Johnson’s Bold Words Show Leadership — And How We Can Hold Him Accountable
The Speaker's self-stated mission is to "break the car culture." If he becomes mayor, he owns that.
September 17, 2019
ARE WE SAFE ANYWHERE? Another SUV Driver Kills a Pedestrian, This Time a Senior Citizen
It's the second such fatality in Brooklyn in four days — and neither victim was even in the street!
September 13, 2019
Friday’s Headlines: Another Week of Carnage Edition
If only our leaders would attack this deadly epidemic with the same urgency that they recently attacked the much-less-deadly measles.
September 13, 2019
Legislator Refuses To Back Safety Measures at Vigil for Dead Child
A rally in Midwood shows the fecklessness of Brooklyn Council Member Chaim Deutsch.
September 13, 2019
