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 […]

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.

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 […]

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, […]

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 (3 Killed This Week; 163 This Year; 12 Drivers Charged*) Park Slope: Samuel Cohen-Eckstein, 12, Killed by Van Driver on Prospect Park West […]

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 (3 Killed This Week; 194 This Year*) Jamaica Estates: Ignascio Andal, 84, Hit by 17-Year-Old on Street Without Sidewalks (Streetsblog) East Flatbush: Joan Hale, […]