Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Children

DA Robert Johnson: Manslaughter Charges for Cab Driver Who Killed Two

By Brad Aaron | Oct 20, 2015 | 2 Comments

District Attorney Robert Johnson has filed felony charges against the green cab driver who killed two people on a Bronx sidewalk. Johnson’s office told Gothamist Emilio Garcia was off his epilepsy medication when he hit 5-year-old Tierre Clark and Kadeem Brown, 25, at the Grand Concourse and E. 170th Street on March 20. Reports published after the crash […]

Cab Driver Who Ran Over Kids on Bronx Sidewalk Blames Car

By Brad Aaron | Oct 1, 2015 | 112 Comments

The livery cab driver who ran over four children and a woman on a Bronx sidewalk Wednesday blamed the car he was driving. The driver, identified as Bialo Daillo, spoke with WNBC yesterday. … Daillo … said he was heartbroken by the accident. The driver said he stepped on the break [sic] and the car wouldn’t […]

Mayor de Blasio Busy Pandering to Motorists Hours After Kids Hit by Driver

By Brad Aaron | Oct 1, 2015 | 10 Comments

.@NYCMayorsOffice is officially part of @NYC_DOT paving crew! #StatenIsland #millandpave pic.twitter.com/4UAlRXEjlP — NYC DOT (@NYC_DOT) October 1, 2015 Update: De Blasio spokesperson Wiley Norvell sent the following statement: “It’s painful and heartbreaking. Preventing crashes like this is precisely why Mayor de Blasio launched Vision Zero immediately after taking office. A full investigation is underway and the […]

TLC: Driver Who Hit Children on Bronx Sidewalk Works for Uber [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Sep 30, 2015 | 79 Comments

Warning: Graphic video Updates below The livery cab driver who sped onto a sidewalk and injured a woman and several children this morning in the Bronx was driving a vehicle affiliated with an Uber base, according to the Taxi and Limousine Commission. TLC spokesperson Allan Fromberg said the cab operates from Uber’s Schmecken hub. Fromberg said […]

NYPD: “No Criminality” as Cab Driver Runs Over Kids on Bronx Sidewalk

By Brad Aaron | Sep 30, 2015 | 10 Comments

Several people, including a number of children, were seriously injured when a livery cab driver drove onto a sidewalk in the Bronx this morning. At around 7:45 the driver, a man whose name was not released, “lost control” of a Toyota Camry at 229 E. Kingsbridge Road, according to NYPD. A police spokesperson said the driver hit one woman and […]

And Now, Your Bike-to-School Moment of Zen

By Brad Aaron | Sep 9, 2015 | 7 Comments

Time to make the streets safe so there are more scenes like this. #biketoschool #bikenyc pic.twitter.com/oLE6W7vuI3 — Brooklyn Spoke (@BrooklynSpoke) September 9, 2015 A snapshot of the morning commute on the first day of school from Doug Gordon, a.k.a. Brooklyn Spoke. That is all.

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