Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about The Bronx

Motorist Havoc: Two Dead, Five Hurt, Kids in Critical Condition, No Charges

By Brad Aaron | May 20, 2013 | 15 Comments

A pedestrian and a cyclist are dead after a series of crashes in Brooklyn and the Bronx in which motorists also injured five other people. Three of the victims were teenagers. One crash left two young boys in critical condition. No charges are known to have been filed by NYPD or DAs Charles Hynes and […]

Manuel Verdesoto at Least Thirteenth Senior Killed in NYC Traffic in 2013

By Brad Aaron | May 17, 2013 | 3 Comments

A man struck by a driver in the southeast Bronx on Wednesday was at least the thirteenth senior killed in city traffic this year. Manuel Verdesoto, 82, was struck by Nabaali Cletus as Verdesoto crossed White Plains Road at Watson Avenue at around 7:20 p.m., according to reports. Verdesoto died at Jacobi Hospital. A photo […]

After Long Wait, Bronx Park Slated for DOT Ped Fixes, 20 MPH Speed Limit

By Stephen Miller | Apr 23, 2013 | 3 Comments

Since 2009, Friends of the Williamsbridge Oval and Bronx Community Board 7 have been asking DOT to improve pedestrian safety and access to the Norwood neighborhood’s central public space. Most intersections surrounding the park don’t have crosswalks, and sections of the road surrounding the park are also missing sidewalks. Now, after years of requests from […]

Eyes on the Street: Finally, Crosswalks on Katonah Avenue

By Stephen Miller | Apr 19, 2013 | 1 Comment

A few weeks ago, a reader sent in a picture of an intersection on Katonah Avenue in the Bronx, which DOT repaved and striped with a double-yellow line — but not crosswalks. For more than six weeks, residents crossed this neighborhood artery without painted markings, which had parents at P.S. 19 especially worried. Our tipster […]

Cyclist’s Brother Says NYPD Closed Investigation Into Unsolved Death

By Brad Aaron | Apr 18, 2013 | 1 Comment

The brother of a man killed in an apparent dooring incident in the Bronx, a crash that NYPD failed to investigate for over a month, says police have stopped working the case due to a lack of evidence, DNAinfo reports. Joseph Nelson, 54, was riding his bike near the intersection of Fordham Road and Jerome […]

Arthur Avenue Gets Next-Gen Parking Tech, But Not Dynamic Pricing

By Stephen Miller | Apr 11, 2013 | 5 Comments

Arthur Avenue in the Bronx is famous for its Italian food. Now, it’s also notable as the only place with NYC’s latest parking technology: sensors in the ground providing real-time data about parking availability, and a system that enables parkers to pay by phone. Mayor Bloomberg, Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, and Frank Franz, manager of the […]

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