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The scene of the brutal crash on Atlantic Avenue. Photo: Citizen App

‘Death Alley’: Driver Kills Woman on Atlantic Ave. Speedway in Brooklyn Heights

By Kevin Duggan | Apr 17, 2023 | No Comments

Police arrested a Brooklyn driver they say fatally struck a 31-year-old woman on Atlantic Avenue on Sunday night, throwing her body halfway down the block on the notoriously dangerous Brooklyn speedway.

A memorial for baby Apolline at the corner of Vanderbilt and Gates avenues. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Driver Who Killed 3-Month-Old Baby is Offered Nine Years in Plea Deal

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 16, 2023 | No Comments

Tyrik Mott had close to 100 red light and speed camera tickets on his record before he allegedly killed baby Apolline Mong-Guillemin in Fort Greene in 2021. He has until March 22 to either take the offer or go to trial where he faces up to 25.

The parents of Sarah Schick, Evelyne (right) and Pierre Schick, during a press conference at the site where their daughter was killed on Monday. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Family of Killed Cyclist Will Seek $100M For City Negligence in Crash

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 27, 2023 | No Comments

“They knew and did nothing,” Sarah Schick's widowed husband Maxime Le Munier said on Monday.

Mayor Adams isn't powerless to push the state to action on the BQE, our columnist writes. Photos: NYC DOT/NYC Mayor's Office/NACTO

OPINION: Mayor Adams Has Leverage to Force a Reluctant State DOT to Budge on the BQE

By Jon Orcutt | Feb 21, 2023 | No Comments

If Mayor Adams and his DOT really want a new end-to-end vision for the BQE, they should clearly say so — and compel the state back to the job using the legal tools at their disposal.

Pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers fend for space on DUMBO's much-photographed Washington Street. Photo: Kevin Duggan

EXCLUSIVE: City to Launch Long-Overdue Traffic Study for Congested DUMBO

By Kevin Duggan | Nov 14, 2022 | No Comments

Any objective study would show what we all know to be true: that cars are the true culprit.

An NYPD tow truck removes a legally parked Brooklynite's car so that cops could park there. Photo: Jody Rosen

No Courtesy, Professionalism or Respect for the Dead: Funeral Homes Blast Placard Abuse

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 30, 2022 | No Comments

The only three certainties in life are death, taxes, and placard abuse.

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