Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about “Accidents”

Two Cyclists Killed in Brooklyn This Morning

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From WABC: Two men, both bicyclists, were killed in separate accidents in Brooklyn Thursday morning. In the first, police say a bicyclist was struck and killed by an oil truck at the intersection of Union Avenue and Ten Eyck Street in the East Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. The bicyclist, a 26-year-old Massachusetts resident, was hit […]

Renewed Calls for Ped Safety Summit as Death Toll Mounts

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After a weekend that saw three pedestrian fatalities and just as many serious injuries — with no known criminal charges filed against any of the motorists involved as of this writing — a Manhattan-based advocacy group has renewed calls for action on pedestrian safety. Spurred by the death of third-grader Prince Harris, Jr. (pictured), the […]