Flatbed Trucker Fatally Strikes Pedestrian on 125th Street in East Harlem
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The trucker struck the 53-year-old man near Third Avenue just before 10:40 a.m., and the victim died at the scene, according to the NYPD.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety
AG James Won’t Charge Reckless Cops Who Struck and Killed Ronald Smith With a Speeding Police Van
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"My family is outraged," said Julie Floyd, the sister of victim Ronald Smith. "It's ridiculous what these people can get away with."
Cops: Driver Who Killed 7-Year-Old Girl in Astoria is Collared
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Police on Tuesday morning arrested the woman they say fatally struck a 7-year-old girl in Astoria with her car in February, charging the motorist with criminally negligent homicide, a felony that carries a top jail sentence of four years.
Queens Council Member Joins Call for Study of a Pedestrian-Friendly Austin Street
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Tiger Schulman! The City Council member who represents Forest Hills asked the city to make life more livable on Austin Street, a notoriously busy and congested commercial strip that local residents have suggested is perfect for a pedestrian-friendly redesign.
In Wake of Death, Pols Want Mid-Block Crossings, Safer Atlantic Ave.
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"It is wrong how deadly this strip is," Council Member Lincoln Restler said of the portion of Atlantic Avenue that functions as a speedway for drivers between the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Barclays Center.
With ‘Sammy’s Law’ Not in the State Budget, It’s Up to the City Council to Push It
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Life-saving legislation that would allow New York City to set speed limits below 25 miles per hour failed to make it into this year's state budget, legislative leaders said — effectively kicking responsibility to the City Council.