Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Carnage

This is the crash scene, from the perspective of the killer driver. Photo: Google

Unlicensed Driver Kills Cyclist in Staten Island; Receives Minor Charges

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 23, 2020 | No Comments

A Staten Island cyclist was run down by a driver on a quiet street mere feet from his home on Friday morning — and the driver was charged because he was unlicensed, police said.

Pedestrian Killed by Teen BMW Driver on the Upper East Side

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 21, 2020 | No Comments

A teen driver slammed his luxury sedan into a pedestrian on the Upper East Side on Wednesday night, killing him in a possible case of speeding that remains under investigation.

Cruseno Florentino was crushed to death in front of this Jamaica religious center. Photo: Google

Man Crushed Between Two Trucks in Queens, According to Cops

By Gersh Kuntzman and Julianne Cuba | May 18, 2020 | No Comments

A Queens man was crushed between two trucks on a Jamaica street on Monday morning — the first pedestrian killed since March 15*.

Construction on 14th Street near the crash scene. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

UPDATED: Bicyclist Struck and Killed by Driver Backing Up on 14th Street

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 5, 2020 | No Comments

A 72-year-old cyclist was run over and killed by an SUV driver who was backing up into a parking space on E. 14th Street in Manhattan on Tuesday morning, police said.

A cyclist was killed by an MTA bus driver on Tuesday at Clarendon Road and Rogers Avenue in Brooklyn.

Cyclist Killed by Bus Driver

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 29, 2020 | No Comments

The driver may have been speeding.

There is virtually no on-street protected lanes (green lines) in a key portion of the Bronx. Most bike lanes are mere painted lanes (blue) or sharrows (purple).

Cyclists Injuries Soaring in The Bronx — An Area With Few Protected Lanes

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 27, 2020 | No Comments

Cyclist injuries in the only part of the city on the mainland are up nearly 30 percent, even though they are down nearly 68 percent, citywide.

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