Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Children

Michael Gomez’s Death Wasn’t a Random Event

By Charles Komanoff | Sep 20, 2013 | 23 Comments

Pre-teen and teenager deaths are rare in New York City. Out of nearly a million city residents ages 10-19, just 226 died in 2011, the most recent data year. That’s barely more than two deaths per 10,000. Sliced a bit differently, only four to five New Yorkers age 10-19 die each week. With this backdrop, […]

CIS Investigating Crash That Maimed Three Kids; So Far, Richard Brown Is Not

By Brad Aaron | Sep 13, 2013 | 30 Comments

NYPD says the Collision Investigation Squad is investigating the Thursday curb-jump crash that injured five children in Maspeth, but District Attorney Richard Brown’s office says no subpoenas for cell phone records or EDR data have been issued, as police have determined there is “no criminality.” At least three of the victims remain in the hospital […]

Driver Jumps a Curb and Hits Five Children Near Queens School

By Brad Aaron | Sep 12, 2013 | 21 Comments

A motorist dropping his child off at school jumped a curb and injured several students in Queens this morning, according to officials and published reports. The driver of a Honda SUV drove onto the sidewalk at Grand Avenue and 71st Street in Maspeth at around 7:49 a.m., striking five people. The victims were all age 12 or […]

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Study: Kids Who Live in Walkable Neighborhoods Get More Exercise

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 11, 2013 | No Comments

A study published this month in the American Journal of Preventive Health finds that children who live in walkable places — “smart growth neighborhoods,” to use the authors’ phrase — get significantly more exercise than their peers who live in suburban environments designed for driving. Researchers from UC Berkeley monitored the activity of 59 children […]

Motorists Still Pose the Biggest Danger to NYC School Kids

By Brad Aaron | Sep 10, 2013 | 3 Comments

With the new school year in session, an analysis of traffic injury numbers by WNYC shows that NYPD and DOT need to step up on enforcement and engineering improvements to prevent motorists from hurting kids. Year after year, traffic crashes rank as the leading cause of injury-related death for children in NYC. Drawing on state DMV data […]

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Your Photo of Kiddies in Cities Could Win a Breezer Bike

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 6, 2013 | No Comments

Have you sent in your submissions to our Back-to-School photo contest yet? You haven’t, have you? Of course not. You were holding out to see what these supposedly fabulous prizes consist of. Well, listen up people: When we promise fabulous, we deliver fabulous. Breezer is offering two stylish and fun Downtown EX bikes for the […]

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