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Car Kills a Man in Queens Even When No One is Driving

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 11, 2019 | No Comments

A New Jersey man was crushed by a Lexus car that rolled over him after its owner started it by remote control, police said on Wednesday.

A pro-car Upper West Side resident rises to defend his entitlement at the CB7 Transportation Committee Meeting in 2019. Some CB7 members are sorry that the body passed a resolution asking the city to consider curb uses other than parking. Photo: Eve Kessler

IT’S A DRAW: CB7 Panel Passes ‘Parking’ Resolution, But ‘Consensus’ Must Be Had

By Eve Kessler | Dec 11, 2019 | No Comments

Proposal to study whether private car storage is best uses of public space advances — at a price.

The truck driver who killed a 3-year-old boy in Harlem last year says it was the mother's fault for not holding his hand. Photo: Citizen

UPDATE: Driver Killed a 3-Year-Old Boy Being Pushed in a Stroller in a Crosswalk

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 9, 2019 | No Comments

A pickup truck driver ran over and killed a little boy, and injured his mother, as she pushed the tot in a stroller on a Harlem street on Monday morning.

Cops Blame ‘Medical Episode’ For Chain Reaction Crash That Injures 3 Pedestrians

By Dave Colon | Dec 8, 2019 | No Comments

Like the magic words "I didn't see him," claiming some kind of "medical episode" is often times a way for drivers to get off scot-free.

Another Queens Pedestrian is Dead and Her Killer is Uncharged

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 6, 2019 | No Comments

Queens has proven to be deadly for pedestrians this year, with 29 killed so far in 2019, equal to Brooklyn.

Aftermath of the fatal crash. Source: Citizen

Speeding Driver Kills Woman near 5MPH ‘Shared Street’ in Downtown Brooklyn

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 4, 2019 | No Comments

Even in an area redesigned to prioritize people over automobiles, a driver still killed a woman Wednesday morning.

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