Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Chinatown

Witnesses: National Guard Trucks Were Running Lights Prior to Fatal Crash

By Brad Aaron | Nov 7, 2012 | 33 Comments

Witnesses say a convoy of National Guard trucks was blowing red lights on Canal Street Tuesday afternoon when one driver struck an elderly man, who died from his injuries. Accounts of the crash contradict statements from the National Guard that the victim ignored a police escort before walking into the path of the driver, who […]

Pedestrian Seriously Hurt By National Guard Truck Driver on Canal Street

By Ben Fried | Nov 6, 2012 | 28 Comments

An unidentified man was struck by a National Guard truck driver at the intersection of Canal Street and Centre Street in Lower Manhattan at around 1:30 this afternoon. Witnesses seemed certain that the victim was killed, though an officer at the scene would only say that “a pedestrian got hit” and refused to provide further […]

NYC’s New Curbside Bus Rules Are No Long-Term Fix

By Stephen Miller | Sep 5, 2012 | 19 Comments

Under new regulations passed by Albany last month, curbside bus companies must now go before community boards before receiving a permit from DOT. Greyhound and Peter Pan, jointly launching service to Philadelphia from Chinatown, are among the first to navigate the new process. The bus companies are facing stiff opposition from neighbors before a community board committee […]

Prepping for July Bike-Share Launch, DOT Shows Prelim Station Sites to CB 3

By Ben Fried | Apr 12, 2012 | 11 Comments

After several months of public meetings and online feedback on bike-share station siting, NYC DOT is beginning to tour community boards with preliminary station maps in preparation for launching North America’s most expansive bike-share system this July. Yesterday evening, NYC DOT Policy Director Jon Orcutt walked the transportation and public safety committee of Manhattan Community […]

Crash Witnesses: NYPD Won’t Charge Cabbie Who Hospitalized Cyclist

By Brad Aaron | Mar 28, 2012 | 10 Comments

For every injury to a New York pedestrian or cyclist that briefly makes news, there are hundreds that get no attention whatsoever. Even when there are witnesses to such a crash, once the wounded are transported and police clear the scene, it becomes nearly impossible to glean information that might prevent another collision or help […]

NYPD Van Jumps Curb, Kills Chinatown Pedestrian

By Brad Aaron | Jul 1, 2011 | 8 Comments

A police van struck and killed a pedestrian in Chinatown this morning. Reports say the driver of the NYPD Auxiliary van jumped a curb on Elizabeth Street near the 5th Precinct stationhouse at around 11 a.m., striking a 55-year-old man on the sidewalk. He was later pronounced dead at New York Downtown Hospital. Two officers […]

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