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Brooklyn DA Secures Rare Manslaughter Conviction for Pedestrian Death

By Brad Aaron | May 21, 2014 | 2 Comments

In a rare case of an apparently sober motorist facing serious penalties for a fatal crash, an unlicensed hit-and-run driver who killed one Brooklyn pedestrian and seriously injured another pled guilty to manslaughter this week. Raul De La Cruz and an unidentified woman were crossing Borinquen Place near Keap Street in Williamsburg at around 5 […]

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 […]

Imagining a New Atlantic Avenue for de Blasio’s New York

By John Petro | May 1, 2014 | 6 Comments

Atlantic Avenue is one of New York’s most prominent streets, and in most respects, it is completely broken. Stretching more than ten miles, Atlantic cuts through several neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens while functioning mainly as an urban highway for private motorists and truckers making their way east, toward the Van Wyck and Long Island, or […]

At First Vision Zero Workshop, Brooklynites Help Shape Boro Ped Safety Plan

By Stephen Miller | Apr 25, 2014 | 2 Comments

Last night in Brooklyn Heights, at the first of nine Vision Zero pedestrian safety workshops, dozens of Brooklynites came to tell NYPD and DOT staff about dangerous streets in need of safety fixes in their borough. These events, where groups of residents discuss traffic safety issues, are different than the Vision Zero town halls, which […]

Local BID and CB 2 Ask DOT for More Safety Upgrades on Atlantic Avenue

By Stephen Miller | Apr 18, 2014 | 15 Comments

Last week, Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn became the city’s first “arterial slow zone” with a 25 mph speed limit. Now, a business improvement district on the avenue’s western end is asking for pedestrian safety upgrades, and Community Board 2’s transportation committee has signed on. “Pedestrian improvements are customer improvements,” said Atlantic Avenue BID Executive Director […]

When Traffic Deaths Don’t Make the News: Jelani Irving, 22

By Stephen Miller | Apr 15, 2014 | 6 Comments

While NYC traffic deaths are down in the first few months of 2014, they are still so frequent that not every fatality gets reported in the news. This is often the case when a victim dies from injuries in the hospital days after a crash. That’s what happened earlier this year to 22-year-old Jelani Irving. Irving […]

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