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CYCLE OF RAGE: In Defense of Fast-Fingered Former Mayoral Aide Eric Phillips
Former mayoral aide Eric Phillips made a gaffe on Tuesday night — but in doing so revealed the essential truth that the de Blasio administration doesn't care about really fixing the problem of road fatalities.
July 10, 2019
Today’s Edition of “S#!t We Put Up With Every F@&%ing Day”
Seriously, what is this woman thinking?
August 29, 2018
Cyclist Assaulted on Hudson River Greenway
A cyclist was injured after a man kicked in the front wheel of his bike on the Hudson River Greenway near 24th Street yesterday evening. The victim, Michael Mandiberg, was hospitalized with cuts and bruises before being discharged later last night, according to his Twitter feed.
May 13, 2011
DA Offers Plea to Road Rager Gonzalez
At a hearing in criminal court on Monday, Manhattan prosecutors offered a plea deal to Gus Gonzalez, the driver who assaulted cyclist Ray Bengen in the Ninth Avenue bike lane last May.
January 13, 2010
Ninth Ave Road Rage Case: Bengen Cleared; Gonzalez Files to Dismiss
We've got a quick update on the legal aftermath of the Ninth Avenue road rage case, in which the Manhattan DA's office charged both cyclist Ray Bengen and SUV driver Gus Gonzalez.
November 25, 2009
Eyes on the Street: Disrespect, and Defiance, at the Bus Stop
This was the scene in Washington Heights Friday evening, after this guy, along with two others, parked their gigantic rental truck directly in front of a trio of elderly people waiting for the M4 at W. 187th Street and Fort Washington Avenue. Rather than sit passively with the spewing behemoth a few feet from their faces, one of them, a woman shown after the jump, took out her cellphone and began taking pictures.
November 2, 2009
Midtown Road Rage Eruption: Is This the Best We Can Do?
We linked to a story in this morning's headlines about yesterday's brawl between a yellow cab driver and a pedicab operator in midtown. A Fox 5 reporter on the scene covering the sex scandal du jour caught the whole thing on video. Via Gothamist, here it is.
October 6, 2009
Strange Twist in Protracted Ordeal of Arrested Queens Pedestrian
Queens resident Gerald Beekman (an alias we're using at his request), arrested in May after twice being nearly run down by an irate driver in Long Island City, had his first court appearance last month. The case was held over until October, as District Attorney Richard A. Brown's office did not yet have a supporting deposition from the alleged victim, who told police at the 108th Precinct that Beekman damaged the car he was driving. Beekman was charged with criminal mischief, a misdemeanor that carries a sentence of up to 12 months in jail.
September 8, 2009
Road Rage Victim’s Reputation Smeared Until Proven Innocent
Following Brad's post last week about one pedestrian's encounter with an enraged driver and the NYPD, I caught up with Ray Bengen, another New Yorker charged with criminal mischief after touching a car that threatened his safety. Bengen is still waiting for some kind of resolution to his case, which is on hold while the Manhattan DA's office decides whether or not to prosecute him.
August 17, 2009
NYPD Arrests Pedestrian After Near-Death Brush With Raging Motorist
A Queens man will go to court tomorrow following a charge that he damaged the vehicle of a driver who -- twice -- nearly ran him down in the street. The incident occurred some three weeks before the road-raging motorist encounter that triggered a legal ordeal for Manhattan cyclist Ray Bengen.
August 13, 2009