Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Families for Safe Streets

Friends, family, and neighbors of 4-year-old Luz Gonzalez marched to the 83rd Precinct two years ago demanding answers. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Two Years After a Hit-And-Run Driver Killed a 4-Year-Old, There Is Little ‘Justice for Luz’

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 24, 2020 | No Comments

Brooklyn's DA charges only 'failure to exercise due care' after a horrific incident on a Bushwick sidewalk. A heartbroken family demands answers.

Candles mark the spot where Ivan Morales was killed. Photo: Steven Vago

Cyclist Injuries Still Soaring In The Bronx — Despite Falling Citywide

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 18, 2020 | No Comments

Injuries to Bronx cyclists soared last week compared to the same time period last year — even as total collisions are down, and as bike injuries in the other four boroughs are also down, according to NYPD statistics.

Too narrow for cars and bikes? The 86th Street transverse. Photo: Pablo Costa Tirado

Upper East Siders Back Safe Routes for Cyclists Through Central Park

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 23, 2020 | No Comments

“The unfortunate death of Dr. Cammerman was not an accident. It was inevitable," said one person at the online hearing.

Council Member Mark Treyger. Photo courtesy of NYC Council, John McCarten

Brooklyn Pol: NYPD Must Include Traffic Crashes In Crime Data

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 13, 2020 | No Comments

Council Member Mark Treyger wants New York’s Finest to include traffic crashes its world-renowned crime data portal known as CompStat so that crashes are treated with equal seriousness by the NYPD.

This is the intersection where a now-arrested driver killed 85-year-old Luis Cardona last year. Photo: Google

Cops Finally Charge Driver Who Ran Over and Killed Queens Senior Last Fall

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 9, 2020 | No Comments

Police have arrested the driver who killed an elderly pedestrian last fall — six months after the fatal Queens crash.

After the vigils, advocates say that there has to be more support for crash victims and their families. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

New York Could Be First To Adopt ‘Crash Victims Bill of Rights’

By Dave Colon | Mar 4, 2020 | No Comments

"There's just a huge need for it," said Amy Cohen of the advocacy group, Families for Safe Streets.

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