Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Curb Jumping

Curb-Jumping Cab Driver Hospitalizes at Least One Pedestrian on East Side

By Brad Aaron | Nov 6, 2013 | 7 Comments

A cab driver jumped a curb and hit at least one pedestrian on the East Side this morning, in an NYPD precinct that does not enforce speeding. Lauren Kirsch of Murray Hill took this photo at Park Avenue and E. 32nd Street at around 8 a.m. FDNY got the call for a pedestrian struck at […]

Charles Hynes Brings Rare Felony Charge in Vehicular Killing of 9-Year-Old

By Brad Aaron | Nov 4, 2013 | 7 Comments

Two motorists were charged for killing pedestrians in the Bronx and Brooklyn this weekend. The alleged driver in the Wakefield crash was charged with murder, and there’s a solid chance that if convicted he will face significant jail time. And though the outcome of the case is far from certain, District Attorney Charles Hynes brought […]

Still No Charges From Queens DA Brown Against Driver Who Hit Five Kids

By Brad Aaron | Oct 8, 2013 | 1 Comment

Nearly a month after a motorist mounted a curb and hit a group of kids near a school in Maspeth, no charges have been filed by Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. It appears Brown’s office is leaving it up to NYPD to decide whether prosecutors will pursue a case. On the morning of September 12, Francis […]

With No Charges From Cy Vance or NYPD, Curb-Jumping Cabbie Driving Again

By Brad Aaron | Oct 2, 2013 | 23 Comments

Six weeks after cab driver Mohammed Himon drove onto a Midtown sidewalk and hit tourist Sian Green, severing her leg, Green is back home in England. Meanwhile, Himon is again driving a taxi, as no charges have been filed against him by NYPD or Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance. The August 20 crash attracted international […]

No Charges for Curb-Jumping Driver Who Killed Michael Munoz in Queens

By Brad Aaron | Sep 24, 2013 | 19 Comments

Another curb-jumping driver has killed a NYC pedestrian, and as usual no charges have been filed by NYPD. Michael Munoz, 42, was selling water on a Whitestone Expressway service road at 20th Avenue, in Queens, when he was struck at around 2:15 p.m. Monday. From WABC: The 78-year-old driver was in a black Toyota Camry […]

Street Improvements Alone Won’t Prevent the Next Curb-Jump Crash

By Brad Aaron | Sep 20, 2013 | 23 Comments

A child who was struck by a curb-jumping motorist near a Maspeth school last Thursday died two days later. Parents this week vented to Council Member Elizabeth Crowley and DOT about unsafe conditions in the area. No charges have been filed against the driver by NYPD or Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, and after immediately declaring […]

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