Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Children

Video: Rampaging Sidewalk Driver Injures Child in Williamsburg

By Brad Aaron | May 27, 2016 | 2 Comments

A hit-and-run motorist sped down sidewalks in Williamsburg Thursday, injuring a child as pedestrians scrambled to get out of harm’s way. Yeshiva World reports that the driver and at least one other man were suspected of trying to pass counterfeit money at stores in the vicinity of Bedford Avenue and Lee Avenue, in the 90th […]

Health Department: Car Crashes Remain Leading Injury Killer of NYC Kids

By Brad Aaron | May 26, 2016 | 1 Comment

Fewer New York City children are dying in traffic, but car crashes continue to be the leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among kids ages 1 to 12, according to an annual child mortality report issued by the Department of Health [PDF]. New York City motorists killed 44 children between 2009 and 2013, according to the […]

No Right of Way Charge for Driver Who Killed Toddler in Bronx Crosswalk

By Brad Aaron | May 17, 2016 | 11 Comments

Update: Darcel Clark’s office sent us this statement: “Our office is investigating the incident with the NYPD Accident Investigation Squad, as we do with any fatality or serious injury when a pedestrian is struck.” NYPD and Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark have not charged the driver who struck and killed 3-year-old Mariam Dansoko in a […]

Driver Kills Toddler in the Bronx as NYPD and the Press Declare “Accident”

By Brad Aaron | May 16, 2016 | 78 Comments

Update: WPIX identified the victim as Mariam Dansoko. WPIX and other outlets are reporting that the driver, a 21-year-old man, was turning left from Gerard Avenue onto E. 164th Street when he hit her. A driver killed a 3-year-old girl in the Bronx this morning. NYPD filed no charges and almost immediately told the press […]

Driver Pleads to Manslaughter for Killing 12-Year-Old on Brooklyn Sidewalk

By Brad Aaron | May 3, 2016 | 1 Comment

Update: Robert DeCarlo was sentenced to five to 15 years in prison. A man who drove a stolen minivan into a woman and her two children on a Brooklyn sidewalk, killing a 12-year-old girl and leaving the other victims with life-altering injuries, has pled guilty to manslaughter. Robert DeCarlo hit Joie Sellers, her 9-year-old sister Charlie, and their […]

Sunday: Parents + Kids + Bikes = Brooklyn 2016 KiDS Bike Forum

By Brad Aaron | Apr 8, 2016 | 2 Comments

If you have kids and you’re holding out for the right time to get them on bikes, the Brooklyn 2016 KiDS Bike Forum, happening in Bed Stuy this weekend, might be for you. Hosted by Brooklyn Transition Center and sponsored by Kidical Mass NYC, Bike New York, and other orgs and businesses, Sunday’s event is aimed […]

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