Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Carnage

‘FEELIN’ ZOOM-Y’: Reckless Driving Has Inspired Streetsblog’s New Song Parody!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 27, 2020 | No Comments

Inspired by our recent report of rampant speeding going on on New York City's uncontested streets, our in-house song satirists The Speeders have come up with their latest parody, "Feelin' Zoom-y!" — based on one of the greatest city songs ever.

The moment of impact on Ocean Parkway. Photo: NYC Scanner

Slow Down! Speed Demons Send Two People To Overwhelmed Hospitals

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 26, 2020 | No Comments

Paramedics rushed two people to already over-capacity emergency rooms on Wednesday evening, thanks to speeding drivers who refused to slow down amid a worsening health crisis.

This is the corner where Carolyn Egger was killed by a driver. Photo: Google

Disabled Woman Latest Victim of Road Carnage

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 17, 2020 | No Comments

A woman crossing a Queens street on an "electric mobility scooter" was run down and killed by the driver of an SUV over the weekend, but the driver was not charged, police said on Tuesday.

This is the aftermath of the crash. Photo: Abigail Weinberg

Queens Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Motorcyclist

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 16, 2020 | No Comments

A Queens woman was struck and killed on Myrtle Avenue in Ridgewood on Saturday night by a motorcyclist whom witnesses described as traveling at an extremely high rate of speed.

Council Member Mark Treyger. Photo courtesy of NYC Council, John McCarten

Brooklyn Pol: NYPD Must Include Traffic Crashes In Crime Data

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 13, 2020 | No Comments

Council Member Mark Treyger wants New York’s Finest to include traffic crashes its world-renowned crime data portal known as CompStat so that crashes are treated with equal seriousness by the NYPD.

The car that struck Frank Decolvenaere is severely damaged, suggesting a high-speed crash. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Defying Evidence, NYPD Won’t Say Driver was Speeding in Fatal Bay Ridge Crash

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 8, 2020 | No Comments

The badly damaged car — parked near the Bay Ridge police stationhouse — is riddled with damage consistent with striking a pedestrian at an excessive speed.

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