Real-Time Carnage

Move over Streetsblog Weekly Carnage. The kids over at Gothamist are now covering New York City motor vehicle mayhem with a nearly-real-time Google Maps mash-up. Overturned auto on the Brooklyn Bridge ramp to the FDR, 2:19 am! Pedestrian struck on 13th and University, 8:38 am! Severed finger on 235th Street in Queens, 11:48 am!?!?

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The Weekly Carnage

By Aaron Donovan |
After missing a week because of my visit to an undisclosed location, I am returning to present the second installment of the Weekly Carnage.  Teenager Killed on N.J. Turnpike Was a Fashion Model (Star-Ledger)  Heather Bratton Memorial Site  Non-Cop Crown Victoria Inflicts Season Ending Injury on Mets’ Pitcher (Gothamist)   Bike Messenger, 20, Dies in Collision With Truck (Daily News)   10-Year-Old Cyclist Killed […]

The Weekly Carnage

By Aaron Donovan |
Fatal Crashes (14 Killed This Week; 211 Killed This Year) Bronx: SUV Slams Big Rig, Passenger Dies, Driver Flees on Foot (Daily News, NYT) Related: DWI Suspect Driven to Drink After Pal Died in DWI (Daily News) Queens: Mother Killed in Crash, 10-Day-Old Baby Survives (Daily News, Newsday) Related: Driver Is Jailed (AM NY) Brooklyn: U-Turn […]

Weekly Carnage – Hiatus Edition

By Aaron Donovan |
The Weekly Carnage is on vacation this week and is off trying not to think about automobile-related death, destruction and mayhem. Add any carnage you may have read about in the comments and I’ll include in next week’s special double feature.

Tomorrow: Protest Rally in Response to Atlantic Avenue Carnage

By Aaron Naparstek |
The Atlantic Avenue Betterment Association is holding a rally tomorrow in response to two horrific car killings in Boerum Hill in recent weeks. AABA has been fighting for years for more neighborhood-friendly traffic policies along the Avenue. Here are the details: Wednesday, October 25 at 10:00 am on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Bond […]

The Weekly Carnage

By Aaron Donovan |
Fatal Crashes (16 Killed This Week; 227 Killed This Year) Bronx: Only Son of Deceased G.I. Crushed by Mother’s SUV (Daily News) Related Trend: Parents Put Spotlight on Toddler Deaths by ‘Backover’ (AM NY) Queens: Woman, 23, Struck and Killed by Mini-School Bus (NY1, WNBC 4) Brooklyn: SUV Jumps Curb, Pins Woman to Wall (NY Post, Gothamist, WABC) Brooklyn: Hit-and-Run Crash […]

The Weekly Carnage

By Summer Greenstein |
The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle violence across the five boroughs. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage. Fatal Crashes (6 Killed This Week, 21 This Year*, 1 Driver Charged**) East New York: Isaak Trakhtenberg, 83, Struck Crossing Pennsylvania Avenue; No Charges (News) South Jamaica: Marco Orellana, […]