Brutal Holiday Season in NYC -- Drivers Killed 7 Pedestrians in 8 Days
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New York City motorists killed at least six people walking, including a child, in the last week. Three victims were killed in the new year.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Children
Tonight: Parents Call on de Blasio to Increase Funding for Safer Streets
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Prompted by the recent deaths of two children at the hands of reckless drivers, Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets will lead a protest at City Hall this evening to call on Mayor de Blasio to accelerate the pace of life-saving street redesigns. Last Monday, October 24, a motorist in a muscle car hit […]
Driver Kills Jazmine Marin, 13, Near Ozone Park School; NYPD Blames Victim
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Update: The motorist who killed Marin and injured the second victim was driving an early 1980s Chevrolet El Camino with a racing hood scoop, per a Daily News photo from the scene. A motorist hit two teenagers near a school in Ozone Park this morning, killing a 13-year-old girl and injuring the second victim. Jazmine Marin […]
Driver Who Killed 3 People on Bronx Sidewalk Charged With Manslaughter
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District Attorney Darcel Clark filed manslaughter and homicide charges against a motorist who fatally struck three people, including a child, on a Bronx sidewalk last year. Howard Unger was indicted this week on three counts of manslaughter, three counts of assault, three counts of homicide, one count of misdemeanor reckless endangerment, and one misdemeanor count of falsifying records, […]
Bronx CB 8 Delays Vote on Play Street Where Driver Killed 8-Year-Old
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Bronx Community Board 8 delayed a decision on whether to approve a play street application from the school where a motorist killed 8-year-old Rylee Ramos, when people complained that a play street at a different school would interfere with their driving. The Riverdale Press reports that the 50th Precinct has joined P.S. 307, Horace Mann School, and St. Margaret’s […]
Electeds Urge DOT to Make Safety Improvements PS 41 Parents Asked For
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Local, state, and federal electeds are calling on DOT to make long-sought safety improvements in the West Village, including a protected bikeway on Seventh Avenue South. In a June 30 letter to DOT, City Council Member Corey Johnson, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Assembly Member Deborah Glick, State Senator Brad Hoylman, and U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler […]