Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Chinatown

Chin Joins Victims’ Families to Blast Lax Enforcement of Street Safety Law

By Stephen Miller | Nov 11, 2014 | 9 Comments

Drivers have killed four pedestrians in and around Chinatown since late August. Despite a new law on the books that could be applied in some of these cases, NYPD and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance have not filed charges against the drivers. Yesterday, Council Member Margaret Chin gathered with victims’ families and community board leaders […]

Why Is NYPD Defending Hit-and-Run Drivers to the Press?

By Brad Aaron | Nov 4, 2014 | 1 Comment

Update: The victim in the Rockaway Parkway crash was identified as Alex Davis, according to DNAinfo. Police said he was hit by the driver of a Ford Mustang. The driver remained at large as of November 7. Hit-and-run drivers have killed two New York City pedestrians in the past week. After each crash NYPD sources […]

Motorist Fatally Strikes “Very Small” Pedestrian in Chinatown [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Oct 14, 2014 | 32 Comments

Update: The victim was identified as Sau Ying Lee, 90. Though NYPD said Lee had the right of way, according to Lee’s son no charges were filed against the driver by NYPD or Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance. NYPD has filed no charges against a driver who killed a senior in Chinatown this morning. The victim, believed […]

Chin Calls for Safety Fixes After Driver Injures Three Women on South Street

By Stephen Miller | Aug 29, 2014 | 5 Comments

Update: One of the pedestrians in this crash died from her injuries. She was identified by the Lo-Down as 82-year-old Shu Fan Huang. A driver seriously injured three women in the crosswalk at South Street at Rutgers Slip in Manhattan yesterday, and one of the victims is facing life-threatening injuries. In response, Council Member Margaret […]

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Community-Based Bike Advocacy in Chinatown and the Lower East Side

By Elizabeth Press | Jan 15, 2013 | No Comments

Local Spokes is a coalition of nine organizations that joined up to engage low-income residents, people of color, immigrants, and young people in the Lower East Side and Chinatown to envision the future of bicycling in their communities. To understand the transportation needs of the neighborhoods, Local Spokes conducted an extensive survey in 2010 and […]

National Guard Says It Is Not Investigating Fatal Chinatown Crash

By Brad Aaron | Nov 14, 2012 | 20 Comments

Accounts of last week’s fatal crash in Chinatown do not match that of the National Guard, which insists a convoy was following an NYPD escort when the driver of one of the trucks struck an elderly man on Canal Street after reportedly running a red light. The National Guard is not conducting its own investigation into the crash, […]

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