Family of Killed Cyclist Will Seek $100M For City Negligence in Crash
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“They knew and did nothing,” Sarah Schick's widowed husband Maxime Le Munier said on Monday.
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Comptroller Lander: Make City Drivers Safer By Punishing Agencies for Crashes
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The comptroller says that settlements to victims of crashes caused by city workers in city vehicles should be paid for by the agency whose worker caused the damage — instead of from the general city budget — as a way to get agency brass to incentivize safety.
Comptroller: Here’s How DOT’s $425M Brooklyn Bridge Project Became a $657M Brooklyn Bridge Project
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That's 55 percent more than the original cost estimate — and not something that city bean counters were likely to miss.
Crashes By City Workers — Especially Cops — Are Still Costing Taxpayers Dearly
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Injury and property damage from crashes represent the largest cause for payouts by the city — even ahead of police brutality, slip and falls on sidewalks, or misconduct in the city's jails.
NYPD Driver Who Killed Man on Eastern Parkway is Placed on Modified Duty
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The police officer who was driving the NYPD vehicle that fatally struck a man on Eastern Parkway last week after allegedly speeding and running a red light has been placed on modified duty — and the Internal Affairs Bureau has taken over the case.