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.
Samuel Cohen-Eckstein was struck by a van driver near his home on Prospect Park West. Photo: ##http://forward.com/articles/185337/brooklyn-bar-mitzvah-boy-samuel-cohen-eckstein-kil/?p=all##Jewish Daily Forward##
Fatal Crashes (3 Killed This Week; 163 This Year; 12 Drivers Charged*)
Park Slope: Samuel Cohen-Eckstein, 12, Killed by Van Driver on Prospect Park West (Streetsblog)
Flushing: Allison Liao, 3, Struck by Motorist While Crossing Street With Grandmother (Streetsblog)
Belmont: Jose Torres, 57, Struck by Tow Truck Driver in Crosswalk (Gothamist)
Mariners Harbor: William Hemphill, 51, Run Down by Alleged Drunk Off-Duty Cop at St. George Ferry Terminal; Driver Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter (Post, DNA, Streetsblog)**
Jamaica: 50-Year-Old Hit by SUV Driver While Crossing Street (Times Ledger)**
Two drivers collided on Delancey Street at the intersection where ##http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/01/20/the-weekly-carnage-160/##Dashane Santana## was killed in TK. NYPD did not investigate the crash. Photo: Gothamist via ##https://twitter.com/NYCityAlerts/status/387998358343675904##@NYCAlerts##
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
Bayside/Hillcrest: Two Pedestrians Critically Injured in Two Crashes; "No Criminality Suspected" (Post)
Bronxwood: Child Struck While Riding Skateboard (News 12)
Noho: Woman Seriously Injured After Attempting to Climb Through Cab Window; Driver Flees (DNA)
Jamaica: Gypsy Cab Driver Hustling for Fares at JFK Runs Over Cop's Foot, Drags Him 75 Feet (News)
Garment District: Pickup Truck Driver Strikes Man Crossing 40th Street at Eighth Avenue (Post)
Cross Island Parkway: Off-Duty Cop Arrested Following Drunken Hit-and-Run (News)
LES: Drivers Collide, Flipping Vehicle; NYPD Does Not Investigate (Gothamist, @NYScanner)
Purely for political and self-serving purposes, Mayor Adams is attacking congestion pricing — and, in doing so, is undermining the implementation of a program that he has long claimed to be a "strong" supporter of.
Sherif Soliman, who was appointed to the board only last year, quietly resigned on Sept. 22, and the mayor won't get a new person on the panel until next year.