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Firefighters work to save the life of Diego Andrade, who was struck by the driver of the garbage truck in the background of the photo.

Another Pedestrian is Dead on Brooklyn’s Dangerous Kings Highway

By Henry Beers Shenk | Jan 13, 2023 | No Comments

A pedestrian was killed by the driver of a private sanitation truck late on Thursday along a notorious stretch of Kings Highway in Brooklyn that is known for crashes.

A biker named Elizabeth takes a few seconds to take in Sarah Schick's memorial. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Ninth Street Cyclists Share Their Stories of Fear

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 13, 2023 | No Comments

Cyclists vented their anger at unsafe conditions on Brooklyn’s Ninth Street bike lane on Thursday, two days after a truck driver killed a 37-year-old wife and mother of two while she was riding an electric Citi Bike on an unprotected stretch west of Third Avenue.

Eric Gonzalez (left) and Brian Lehrer missed a chance to talk seriously about road safety.

KOMANOFF: Listening to Lehrer Helps Understand The Mindset Keeping our Streets Unsafe

By Charles Komanoff | Jan 13, 2023 | No Comments

Hearing Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and WNYC radio host Brian Lehrer chatting it up on Lehrer’s show Wednesday morning gave me a new insight into why New York streets remain so unsafe for cyclists and pedestrians.

The crash site on Ninth Street, where Sarah Schick (inset) was killed by a truck driver. Photo: Henry Beers Shenk (main photo has been slightly altered)

SAFETY LAST: DOT Under Fire to Finish Ninth Street Redesign after Sixth Fatality in 18 Years

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 12, 2023 | No Comments

The city is once again under fire for a death on a roadway that it failed to redesign for safety.

Pro basketball star Nigel Johnson was badly injured in a crash in August. Photo: Instagram

Cops Say They’ve Arrested Hit-and-Run Driver Who Gravely Injured Pro Hoops Star

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 11, 2023 | No Comments

The arrest came only after the victim's family pressured the NYPD to reopen a case that detectives had closed.

The crash site. Note the sharrows. Photo: Office of Shahana Hanif

Cyclist Killed on Unprotected Part of Ninth Street Bike Lane in Brooklyn

By Streetsblog | Jan 10, 2023 | No Comments

The victim died at the scene, police said.

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