Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Cy Vance

Vance: Tour Bus Driver Who Killed Pedestrian Convicted of Manslaughter

By Brad Aaron | Nov 21, 2013 | 4 Comments

A tour bus driver who killed a pedestrian in Hell’s Kitchen while driving drunk has been convicted of manslaughter and homicide. Steve Drappel, now 60, was making a left turn from 47th Street onto Ninth Avenue at around 10 p.m. on May 7, 2011, when he ran over 29-year-old Timothy White, according to published reports […]

Public Still Doesn’t Know Why Cy Vance Failed to Charge in Sian Green Case

By Brad Aaron | Nov 18, 2013 | 28 Comments

Last Friday WNYC ran a piece in which Bronx vehicular crimes chief Joe McCormack explained why he thought Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance failed to file charges against the cab driver who drove onto a Midtown sidewalk and severed the leg of tourist Sian Green. The story offers valuable insight into the mindset of prosecutors, but […]

Vaccaro: Vance Didn’t Need to Prove “Intent” to Convict Driver in Green Case

By Brad Aaron | Nov 15, 2013 | 16 Comments

Cy Vance’s office does not discuss vehicular crimes cases, even after they are disposed or when no charges are filed. After declining to prosecute the cabbie who drove onto a Midtown sidewalk and severed the leg of Sian Green, the DA’s office issued a short statement, but the only insight into the prosecutors’ reasoning came […]

No Charges From Cy Vance for Cab Driver Who Maimed Tourist Sian Green

By Brad Aaron | Nov 14, 2013 | 76 Comments

The cab driver who hit a cyclist and drove onto a Midtown sidewalk, severing the leg of British tourist Sian Green, will not be charged with a crime by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance. Here is a statement from Joan Vollero, Vance’s deputy communications director, released to the media today: “Following a thorough, two-month-long investigation by […]

With No Charges From Cy Vance or NYPD, Curb-Jumping Cabbie Driving Again

By Brad Aaron | Oct 2, 2013 | 23 Comments

Six weeks after cab driver Mohammed Himon drove onto a Midtown sidewalk and hit tourist Sian Green, severing her leg, Green is back home in England. Meanwhile, Himon is again driving a taxi, as no charges have been filed against him by NYPD or Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance. The August 20 crash attracted international […]

Manhattan DA Cy Vance Investigating Midtown Curb-Jump Crash

By Brad Aaron | Aug 21, 2013 | 25 Comments

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance’s office is investigating Tuesday’s Midtown curb-jump crash, which injured three people, including a woman who lost part of her leg. “The midtown crash has been under investigation by the Vehicular Crimes Unit, including one of the Office’s most senior prosecutors, since it happened yesterday,” wrote Vance spokesperson Erin Duggan in […]

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