Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Christine Quinn

Shu Ying Liu, 69, Killed by Hit-and-Run Truck Driver in Hell’s Kitchen

By Brad Aaron | Feb 6, 2013 | No Comments

The driver of a private dump truck accused of killing an elderly woman in Hell’s Kitchen Tuesday has been charged with leaving the scene. Shu Ying Liu, 69, was crossing 41st Street at Ninth Avenue at around 10:00 a.m. yesterday when she was hit by Jack Montelbano, who was making a right turn from Ninth to […]

NYPD: Bus Driver Who Ran Woman Over Did Nothing Wrong

By Brad Aaron | Jan 28, 2013 | 9 Comments

The bus driver who ran over and killed a woman in Canarsie last Friday broke no laws, according to NYPD. Lorraine Ferguson was crossing at Avenue K and 105th Street at approximately 7:15 a.m. when the driver, operating a private bus carrying disabled adults, struck her while turning left. Michael Ferguson, the victim’s husband, witnessed […]

The Public Process for Bike Lanes Right Under Christine Quinn’s Nose

By Ben Fried | Jan 14, 2013 | 12 Comments

Ignoring the 66 percent approval rating for bike lanes in the latest New York Times poll, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn dropped this whopper in an interview with WNYC’s Brian Lehrer at a tourism industry event last Friday: “Bike lanes are clearly controversial,” Quinn said. “And one of the problems with bike lanes — and I’m […]

Three Killed in Traffic in Three Days as City Council Dithers

By Brad Aaron | Oct 22, 2012 | 3 Comments

Three pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes on consecutive days in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan this weekend. At approximately 1:15 this morning, Andrew Schoonover, a 31-year-old from Florida, was struck by the driver of a city sanitation truck at the corner of Second Avenue and East 84th Street. NYPD told the Daily News and the […]

Tonight: CB 2 Seeks Changes to Sixth and Houston Following Deadly Crash

By Brad Aaron | Sep 11, 2012 | 4 Comments

The transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 2 is looking for input on how to improve safety at Sixth Avenue and Houston Street, the intersection where Jessica Dworkin was killed by a truck driver two weeks ago. “Everything’s open,” says committee chair Shirley Secunda, “from street geometry to police enforcement and investigation to current regulations […]

Trucker Who Killed Jessica Dworkin Cited for Careless Driving

By Brad Aaron | Aug 29, 2012 | 20 Comments

The truck driver who killed Jessica Dworkin in the West Village Monday morning was summonsed for failure to yield and failure to exercise due care, according to NYPD, but was not cited for possible violations related to truck size and safety mirrors. Dworkin, 58, was riding a foot-propelled scooter west on Houston Street just before […]

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