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Howard Wolfson Looks Back on the Rise and Fall of the NYC Bikelash

By Stephen Miller | Oct 15, 2013 | 19 Comments

Last Thursday, the New School hosted a panel discussion on the media and politics maelstrom that came to surround bicycling in New York — and how, against some tough odds, supporters of safer streets came to beat the “bikelash.” The panel, moderated by Shin-pei Tsay for her class of urban theory masters students, featured Deputy Mayor Howard […]

NYPD and Media Declare “Accident” as Another Child Killed by NYC Motorist

By Brad Aaron | Oct 7, 2013 | 36 Comments

For at least the seventh time in 2013 and the second time in 10 days, a New York City motorist has struck and killed a young child. Allison Liao, 3, was crossing Main Street in Flushing with her grandmother at around 5:30 p.m. Sunday when she was hit by the driver of a Nissan SUV, […]

Genielle Laboriel, 21, Killed by Bus Driver in the Bronx; No Charges Filed

By Brad Aaron | Oct 3, 2013 | 94 Comments

A school bus driver struck and killed a woman who was riding a skateboard in the Melrose section of the Bronx yesterday. The crash occurred at around 7:15 Wednesday morning. Genielle Laboriel, 21, was crossing E. 160th Street from the Melrose Avenue sidewalk when she was hit by the bus driver, who was making a […]

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 […]

Cabbie Blames Cyclist He Hit and Bike Lanes for Midtown Curb-Jump Crash

By Brad Aaron | Aug 22, 2013 | 87 Comments

The Post is doing its best to assign partial blame to the cyclist who was struck by cab driver Mohammed Himon in Tuesday morning’s crash on Sixth Avenue, but the paper got Himon to confess that he intentionally stepped on the gas before mounting the curb and hitting Sian Green, the 23-year-old tourist who lost part […]

Jhonn Carlos Fernandez, 35, Killed by Motorcyclist in Washington Heights

By Brad Aaron | Aug 19, 2013 | 2 Comments

For the second time in less than a week, a motorcyclist has struck and killed a NYC pedestrian. The latest crash happened at around 4:20 Saturday morning, in Washington Heights. Jhonn Carlos Fernandez, 35, was walking with friends when he was struck on Amsterdam Avenue near 167th Street, according to reports. Accounts vary, but DNAinfo […]

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