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Car Thief Kills Queens Pedestrian in a Hit and Run

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 11, 2020 | No Comments

A car thief speeding away in a just-swiped muscle car slammed into a Queens pedestrian on deadly Linden Boulevard — then got picked up by an accomplice, who drove the pair away from the scene of the crimes.

This kind of thing wouldn't happen as often if cars were restricted and pedestrians and cyclists had more space of their own. File photo: Streetsblog

BEHIND THE NUMBERS: Bike Injuries Are Up in Places with Worst Infrastructure

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 7, 2020 | No Comments

The Bronx is up and the Battery's down. New York, New York — it's a dangerous town!

10-year-old Enzo Farachio's parents Mary Majao and Angel Farachio during a vigil for their son last year. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Brooklyn DA Declines To Prosecute Driver Who Killed 10-Year-Old Boy, Infuriating His Grieving Family

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 7, 2020 | No Comments

“The family disagrees with the conclusion,” said personal injury attorney Leslie Kelmachter.

Last year, candles burned for each of the five people killed this year in Sunset Park. File photo: Julianne Cuba

OPINION: Sunset Park Can’t Wait for the Brooklyn Greenway and a Third Avenue Redesign

By Whitney Hu | Oct 6, 2020 | No Comments

It’s time for the Department of Transportation to focus on immediate structural investments and street planning for a neighborhood that has suffered far too much loss.

Cops say Victor Kent was driving this black SUV when he targeted human beings in a Black Lives Matter protest.

Monday’s Headlines: Weekend of Outrage Edition

By Streetsblog | Oct 5, 2020 | No Comments

A lot of lousy things happened over the weekend. Plus all the other, less lousy, news.

Supporters of President Trump blocked Fifth Avenue on Sunday.

Chaos and Fear as Trumpists and a Domestic Terrorist Take Over Roadways

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 4, 2020 | No Comments

The weekend of terror began on Saturday night, when a driver targeted peaceful cyclists towards the end of a StreetridersNYC event in Manhattan. Video shows the SUV plunged into the crowd of bikers.

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