Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

How Many Are Hurt and Killed in NYPD-Involved Crashes? Don’t Ask NYPD.

By Brad Aaron | Mar 13, 2013 | 6 Comments

Gothamist has been following the case of Ryo Oyamada, the Japanese student who was struck and killed by an NYPD officer near his Queensbridge home in the early hours of February 21. The department claims the cruiser was moving at 35 to 39 mph on 40th Avenue, with lights on, as officers responded to a call, […]

On Traffic Justice, Stringer Lets Ray Kelly and Cy Vance Off the Hook

By Stephen Miller | Mar 4, 2013 | 12 Comments

After the driver who killed six year-old Amar Diarrassouba on Thursday was let off with two summonses, for failure to yield to a pedestrian and not exercising due care, NYPD says its Accident Investigation Squad has concluded its investigation. Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance refuses to comment. This afternoon, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer was joined by other […]

Ray Kelly, Cy Vance, and the Post Are Why NYC Kids Need Crossing Guards

By Brad Aaron | Mar 4, 2013 | 7 Comments

In case you missed it, after years of bashing the city’s efforts to make walking and cycling less dangerous, the editors of the New York Post have decided they care about children’s safety. But in its Saturday editorial persecuting the crossing guard who was not present when 6-year-old Amar Diarrassouba was fatally struck by a truck driver, […]

Businessman Who Protested 1st Ave Safety Fixes: It’s the 9-Year-Old’s Fault

By Brad Aaron | Mar 1, 2013 | 39 Comments

NYPD and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance are reportedly targeting a crossing guard for her supposed role in the death of 6-year-old Amar Diarrassouba, who was killed by a truck driver in East Harlem Thursday morning. Meanwhile, a local businessman and community board member who waged a campaign against pedestrian refuges and protected bike lanes […]

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Did “Anti-Cyclist Bias” Let a Hit-and-Run Killer Off the Hook in Boston?

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 26, 2013 | No Comments

A hit-and-run truck driver has escaped prosecution for killing a cyclist in Massachusetts after a grand jury failed to indict on vehicular homicide charges. Alexander Motsenigos, 41, was killed last August while riding his bike along a suburban road in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where he lived with his wife and six-year-old son. The driver never stopped. […]

Curb-Jumping Drivers Kill Women in Manhattan and Brooklyn; No Charges

By Brad Aaron | Feb 25, 2013 | 20 Comments

Two pedestrians have been killed by curb-jumping drivers since Friday in Manhattan and Brooklyn. On Friday evening at approximately 5:40, Martha Atwater was struck by the driver of a Honda truck after she stepped out of Atlantic Bagels Cafe at the corner of Clinton Street and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn Heights. The unidentified motorist was […]

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