Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Ray Kelly

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 […]

TLC Seeking 30-Day Hack License Suspension After Midtown Curb-Jump Crash

By Brad Aaron | Aug 21, 2013 | 15 Comments

The Taxi and Limousine Commission is moving to suspend the hack license of the cab driver involved in Tuesday’s curb-jump crash in Midtown, which would keep him off the job for 30 days. Meanwhile, the Post reports that NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly says police are investigating the crash. The cabbie was identified in the press […]

Attention Ray Kelly: NYPD Still Using “Accident” to Describe Traffic Crashes

By Brad Aaron | Jun 26, 2013 | 2 Comments

Earlier this year, Commissioner Ray Kelly announced that the word “accident” would be eliminated from the NYPD lexicon. Not only would the Accident Investigation Squad be rebranded as the Collision Investigation Squad, Kelly said, but “accident” would be changed to “collision” on all departmental materials. In a letter to City Council transportation chair James Vacca, […]

Ariel Russo, 4, Killed by Unlicensed Teen and NYPD Pursuit Protocol

By Brad Aaron | Jun 5, 2013 | 71 Comments

The driver who allegedly struck and killed 4-year-old Ariel Russo and injured her grandmother during a police chase on the Upper West Side Tuesday morning has been charged with manslaughter. But if authorities and the media place 100 percent of the blame on a kid who tried taking the family car to school, a conviction […]

Brooklyn Senator Marty Golden Lobbies Against Life-Saving Speed Cameras

By Brad Aaron | Mar 18, 2013 | 13 Comments

State Senator Marty Golden and the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association are working to keep life-saving speed enforcement cameras out of NYC. A demonstration program with a handful of cameras was included in the State Assembly budget, and has the support of Mayor Bloomberg, the City Council and NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly. City leaders and street safety […]

Kelly: NYPD to Add 10 Investigators to Crash Team

By Brad Aaron | Mar 12, 2013 | 5 Comments

Ray Kelly says NYPD’s revamped crash investigation team will be increased by half. At a City Council budget hearing this morning, Kelly told council members that the Accident Investigation Squad, soon to be known as the Collision Investigation Squad, will add 10 officers. The unit currently has a staff of 19 investigators. According to the […]

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