The Weekly Carnage
The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle violence across the five boroughs. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage.
Fatal Crashes (6 Killed This Week; 72 This Year; 3 Drivers Charged*)
- Forest Hills: Elliot Mintzer, 67, Hit by Tractor-Trailer Driver Backing Up in Parking Lot (DNA, TL)
- Canarsie: Motorcyclist, 26, Killed in Collision With MTA Bus (Post)
- Williamsburg Bridge: Arben Hoti, 31, Falls Off Motorcycle Into Roadway (DNA)
- Bayside: Ingrid Arcuik, 51, Drives Into Parked Tow Truck on Clearview Expressway (News)
- Mill Basin: Christina Wipper, 18, and Philbert Martin Williams, 20, Killed in High-Speed Crash on Flatbush Avenue After Running Red; Two Others Injured (News, Post)
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
- Astoria: Hit-and-Run Driver on Sidewalk Gives Pedestrian Concussion, Broken Leg (DNA, Gothamist)**
- Fresh Meadows: Truck Driver Jumps Curb Into Yard, Severely Injuring Pedestrian (Gothamist, Post)**
- Dyker Heights: Driver Hits Motorcyclist, Pedestrian at 15th Avenue and 81st Street (@NYScanner)
- Williamsburg: Pedestrian Struck at Bedford and N. 11th; CIS Requested (@NYScanner)
- Chinatown: Dept. of Correction Bus Driver Topples Bollards on Traffic Island; 14 Hurt (Streetsblog)**
- Prospect Heights: Curb-Jumping Driver Hits Bike Parking and Subway Entrance (@BrooklynSpoke)**
- Meiers Corners: Three-Car Crash Sends 11 to Hospital; Infant Among Seven Children Injured (Advance)
- Midland Beach: NYPD Cruiser Smashes Into Pole Following Collision; One Seriously Hurt (Advance)**
- Port Richmond: Driver Critically Injured After Flipping Car in Two-Vehicle Crash (Advance)
* Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway
Stay in touch
Sign up for our free newsletter
More from Streetsblog New York City
Under Threat of Federal Suit (Again!), City Hall Promises Action on ‘Unacceptable’ Illegal Police Parking
A deputy mayor made a flat-out promise to eliminate illegal police parking that violates the Americans With Disabilities Act. But when? How? We don't know.
Wednesday’s Headlines: Four for Fifth Edition
The good news? There's a new operator for the Fifth Avenue open street. The bad news? It's four blocks, down from 15 last year. Plus other news.
MTA Plan to Run Brooklyn-Queens Train on City Streets a ‘Grave’ Mistake: Advocates
A 515-foot tunnel beneath All Faiths Cemetery would slightly increase the cost of the project in exchange for "enormous" service benefits, a new report argues.
Full Court Press by Mayor for Congestion Pricing Foe Randy Mastro
Pay no attention to that lawyer behind the curtain fighting for New Jersey, the mayor's team said on Tuesday, channeling the Wizard of Oz.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Valley of Political Death Edition
Did you see the new poll showing congestion pricing is really unpopular? Ignore it! Good times are coming. Plus other news in today's headlines.
