Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Maspeth

Hugo Ramirez was hit by a truck driver making a right turn from 48th Street toward the Long Island Expressway. Image: Google Maps

Cyclist Deaths Up 44 Percent as Mayor de Blasio Targets E-Bikes

By Brad Aaron | Dec 19, 2017 | 15 Comments

Hugo Ramirez, struck by a hit-and-run truck driver yesterday, was the 26th cyclist killed by a motorist on NYC streets in 2017. City Hall reported 18 cyclist fatalities last year.

Protected Bike Lanes Coming to Washington Heights After CB 12 Vote

By Stephen Miller | Mar 25, 2015 | 7 Comments

Washington Heights will get protected bike lanes and major pedestrian upgrades after Manhattan Community Board 12 endorsed a DOT proposal last night. Sections of 170th Street, 158th Street, and Edgecombe Avenue will get protected bike lanes, and pedestrian crossings will be improved on Edgecombe Avenue and at the complex intersection of 158th Street, Riverside Drive, and Edward Morgan Place […]

DOT Eyes Improvements for Deadly Grand Avenue in Maspeth

By Brad Aaron | Feb 13, 2014 | 1 Comment

After meeting with Assembly Member Marge Markey, DOT is planning an engineering fix for the Maspeth intersection where a senior was killed by a driver making an illegal turn, and is considering improvements at other dangerous locations along deadly Grand Avenue. Angela Hurtado, 68, was struck as she crossed Grand Avenue at 69th Place in the […]

DA Brown: $500 Fine for Unlicensed Driver Who Failed to Yield, Killing Senior

By Brad Aaron | Jan 27, 2014 | 12 Comments

Update: Pursuant to a plea arrangement with Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, in March Abel Tinoco pled guilty to aggravated unlicensed operation and was fined $500, according to court records. As NYPD ramps up enforcement against pedestrians who cross mid-block and against the signal, a funeral was held last week for a senior struck in a crosswalk […]

Street Improvements Alone Won’t Prevent the Next Curb-Jump Crash

By Brad Aaron | Sep 20, 2013 | 23 Comments

A child who was struck by a curb-jumping motorist near a Maspeth school last Thursday died two days later. Parents this week vented to Council Member Elizabeth Crowley and DOT about unsafe conditions in the area. No charges have been filed against the driver by NYPD or Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, and after immediately declaring […]

Make the Maspeth Crash Horror a Teachable Moment for New York City

By Charles Komanoff | Sep 16, 2013 | 38 Comments

The latest bombshell from the horrific traffic crash that brutally injured at least three Maspeth girls walking to their middle school last week exploded this morning, with a report in DNAinfo that city education officials ordered the school principal to respond to the incident by warning students not to use electronic devices while traveling to […]