Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Robert Morgenthau

Talking Traffic Justice With Leslie Crocker Snyder

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 16, 2009 | 17 Comments

With Manhattan's 89-year-old District Attorney Robert Morgenthau finally stepping down, this year's campaign to succeed him is a great opportunity to make sure the next DA is committed to doing a better job of protecting New Yorkers from reckless and negligent drivers. Streetsblog met with Manhattan District Attorney candidate Leslie Crocker Snyder to learn more about where she stands when it comes to traffic justice.

Morgenthau: Negligent Crane Riggers, Beware. Negligent Drivers, Carry On.

By Ben Fried | Mar 12, 2009 | 14 Comments

No charges have been filed against the driver responsible for the fatal China Chalet van crash. Photo: New York Times Yesterday the Department of Buildings released a report faulting improper rigging in the March 2008 crane collapse that killed seven people on 51st Street. The rigger and his employer were indicted in January on charges […]

Victims’ Families to Morgenthau: Prosecute Driver for Deadly Negligence

By Ben Fried | Mar 9, 2009 | 4 Comments

On the morning of January 22, Diego Martinez and Hayley Ng were walking with their preschool class on East Broadway when an unattended delivery van jumped the curb in reverse and killed them. The three-ton vehicle had been left double-parked and idling by its operator before it backed onto the sidewalk with deadly force. To […]

Monday: Rally for Traffic Justice at Manhattan DA’s Office

By Ben Fried | Mar 6, 2009 | 2 Comments

We’re re-posting the notice for this demonstration, which is back on for Monday after being postponed due to the snowstorm earlier this week. Note that the rally is on for noon, not earlier in the day as previously scheduled. The families of Hayley Ng and Diego Martinez, the two preschoolers killed by a van while […]

Rally at DA’s Office Postponed

By Ben Fried | Mar 1, 2009 | No Comments

The families organizing the demonstration at the Manhattan DA’s office, which was planned for Monday morning, are postponing the event due to the snowstorm hitting the city. The rally is tentatively re-scheduled for next Monday, March 9. We’ll let you know when the date has been finalized.

No More Years: 89-Year-Old Robert Morgenthau to Step Down

By Brad Aaron | Feb 27, 2009 | 5 Comments

City Room is reporting that Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau will not seek re-election this year. Morgenthau, who will turn 90 this summer, has held the post since 1975. His departure marks a changing of the guard and opens one of Manhattan’s plum elected posts for the first time in decades — a major draw […]

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