Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Financial District

Q&A: Trottenberg Previews Tomorrow’s “Shared Streets” Debut

By David Meyer | Aug 12, 2016 | 44 Comments

Summer Streets takes a big step forward this weekend with “Shared Streets: Lower Manhattan.” From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow, DOT will open up a 60-block radius in the Financial District to pedestrians and cyclists, limiting motor vehicle access to residents, deliveries, and emergency vehicles [PDF]. The event evokes the concept of “shared space” — […]

New Twist for Summer Streets This Year — A Low-Car Zone Way Downtown

By David Meyer | Jun 16, 2016 | 12 Comments

In addition to the customary three Saturdays of car-free streets on Park Avenue and Lafayette Street this summer, the city will be trying out something new for Summer Streets. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 13, car traffic will be limited within a 60-block area of the Financial District. The 13th will be the […]

Driver Who Injured Woman on Manhattan Sidewalk Pleads to Two Felonies

By Brad Aaron | Jun 3, 2016 | 9 Comments

Update: Tiffany Murdaugh was sentenced to two to six years in prison. A woman who hit a pedestrian on a Lower Manhattan sidewalk and left the scene pled guilty to two felony charges this week. On April 13, 2015, Tiffany Murdaugh drove her Dodge Challenger over the curb on Beekman Street near William Street, striking Heather Hensl […]

NYPD: Driver Error Caused Crash That Killed Mike Rogalle

By Brad Aaron | Aug 5, 2015 | 20 Comments

NYPD determined that a driver pinballing down a Manhattan street caused a curb-jump crash that killed a pedestrian, but police and District Attorney Cy Vance filed no charges. UPS delivery man Mike Rogalle, 58, was working his Financial District route on April 17, 2012, when an SUV driver ran him over on the sidewalk outside 15 Beekman […]

Vance Nets Felony Indictment for Driver in Beekman Sidewalk Hit-and-Run

By Brad Aaron | Jul 22, 2015 | 9 Comments

A woman accused of deliberately driving onto a sidewalk in the Financial District, injuring a pedestrian, and leaving the scene was indicted on felony charges today, according to the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance. Vance says Tiffany Murdaugh was behind the wheel of her Dodge Challenger on the morning of April 13, 2015, when she drove […]

Cy Vance Files Felony Charges for Beekman Street Sidewalk Hit-and-Run

By Brad Aaron | May 21, 2015 | 17 Comments

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance has filed felony charges against a woman accused of driving onto a downtown sidewalk, striking a pedestrian, and leaving the scene. Heather Hensl was walking on Beekman Street near William Street on April 13 when a motorist struck her, knocking her to the ground, lacerating her head and fracturing her leg. The driver […]

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