Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Queens

Drivers Kill Three in Queens and the Bronx in Weekend of Vehicular Violence

By Brad Aaron | Sep 16, 2013 | 5 Comments

Three pedestrians were killed by drivers, including two who fled the scene, in Queens and the Bronx over the weekend. A senior was seriously hurt in another hit-and-run crash, also in Queens. Raj Chohan, 59, had just exited her parked car when she was hit by an alleged drunk driver on 117th Street near 97th Avenue, […]

CIS Investigating Crash That Maimed Three Kids; So Far, Richard Brown Is Not

By Brad Aaron | Sep 13, 2013 | 30 Comments

NYPD says the Collision Investigation Squad is investigating the Thursday curb-jump crash that injured five children in Maspeth, but District Attorney Richard Brown’s office says no subpoenas for cell phone records or EDR data have been issued, as police have determined there is “no criminality.” At least three of the victims remain in the hospital […]

Running Down Five Children on a Sidewalk Is Legal in New York City

By Brad Aaron | Sep 12, 2013 | 91 Comments

Warning: Graphic video DNAinfo is reporting that the driver who jumped a curb and hit five kids in Maspeth this morning, an incident captured on video, probably will not be charged. A surveillance tape shows a group of kids on a Grand Avenue sidewalk when the driver of a Honda SUV runs one of them […]

Driver Jumps a Curb and Hits Five Children Near Queens School

By Brad Aaron | Sep 12, 2013 | 21 Comments

A motorist dropping his child off at school jumped a curb and injured several students in Queens this morning, according to officials and published reports. The driver of a Honda SUV drove onto the sidewalk at Grand Avenue and 71st Street in Maspeth at around 7:49 a.m., striking five people. The victims were all age 12 or […]

Queens CB 5 Set to Move Ahead With Bike Lane Planning, Plaza Construction

By Stephen Miller | Aug 28, 2013 | 15 Comments

In Queens, Community Board 2 has garnered attention for its partnership with DOT on bike route planning. Immediately to the southeast, CB 5 has been busy working with the Department of City Planning on a parallel effort to map out routes in Ridgewood, Maspeth, and Middle Village that could receive bike lanes as soon as fall […]

Cyclist Gary Zammett Sr. Killed in Howard Beach; Where Is Eric Ulrich?

By Brad Aaron | Aug 23, 2013 | 9 Comments

A cyclist was killed by a motorist in Howard Beach this week, on a street where residents say drivers routinely ignore stop signs. The crash occurred in the City Council district represented by Eric Ulrich, who has not responded to inquiries concerning street safety in the district. Gary Zammett Sr. was out to buy cheesecake […]

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