Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Seniors

AARP: Older NYC Pedestrians Concerned About Drivers Failing to Yield

By Brad Aaron | Jul 30, 2014 | 5 Comments

Four out of 10 New York City voters age 50 and older consider motorists who fail to yield to pedestrians a serious problem, and one in four say traffic signals don’t allow enough time to cross the street, according to a poll by AARP. As part of its 2013 voter survey, AARP asked a series […]

No Charges for Motorist Who Killed Senior Margherita Nanfro in Bath Beach

By Brad Aaron | Jul 29, 2014 | No Comments

A Brooklyn driver who killed a senior by crashing into her on a neighborhood street in broad daylight was not charged by NYPD, though reports suggest the victim had the right of way. The 37-year-old motorist drove into Margherita Nanfro as she crossed Rutherford Place at Bay 16th Street in Bath Beach at around 12:20 […]

Brooklyn DAs Ignore “Rule of Two” in Death of Pedestrian Maude Savage

By Brad Aaron | Jun 24, 2014 | 10 Comments

An unlicensed motorist who killed a senior in Brooklyn last year has pled guilty to a low-level misdemeanor and could be sentenced to probation and a nominal fine. Though the driver was charged with violating two traffic laws, current and former district attorneys Ken Thompson and Charles Hynes declined to pursue criminal negligence charges under […]

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Surprise! People Aged 60-79 Are Behind More Than a Third of the Biking Boom

By Michael Andersen | Jun 20, 2014 | No Comments

Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. The national surge in bicycling since 1995 may have more to do with hip surgeries than hipsters. More than a third of the increase is coming from people between the ages of […]

Unlicensed Driver Who Killed Brooklyn Senior Convicted of Leaving Scene

By Brad Aaron | May 28, 2014 | No Comments

A jury has convicted a motorist who, while driving without a license, fatally struck a Brooklyn senior and left the scene. Isabel Rodriguez, 88, was walking with her 79-year-old sister on July 22, 2012, when Wayne Stokeling drove into her at Stone and Livonia Avenues in Brownsville, according to reports. Police tracked down his damaged BMW […]

Accused Unlicensed Hit-and-Run Killer on Trial in Brooklyn

By Brad Aaron | May 20, 2014 | 2 Comments

A motorist who authorities say had a history of driving offenses and was driving without a license when he fatally struck a Brooklyn senior and fled the scene two years ago is on trial this week. Isabel Rodriguez, 88, was walking with her 79-year-old sister on July 22, 2012, when Wayne Stokeling drove into her at […]

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