NYC Drivers Injured 970 Pedestrians and Cyclists in August, and Killed Seven
City Hall reported 81 pedestrians and cyclists killed by city motorists through August, and 9,060 injured, compared to 100 deaths and 9,850 injuries in the first eight months of 2016.
September 21, 2017
NYPD: “No Criminality Suspected” After Turning Box Truck Driver Kills Cyclist in Tribeca
Yan Jindee was one of four cyclists killed or severely injured by New York City drivers in five days. Transportation Alternatives issued a statement calling on Mayor de Blasio to build more protected bike lanes.
September 15, 2017
Dump Truck Driver Pleads to Misdemeanor for Killing Woman Outside Javits Center
Carlos Torres hit Elise Lachowyn as he turned from W. 37th Street onto 11th Avenue. The truck was registered in New Jersey, making it exempt from New York’s crossover mirror requirement.
September 14, 2017
NYPD Blames Victim After Cab Driver Kills Woman on Upper East Side and Flees Scene
The victim was the third pedestrian in five months to be killed by a cab driver in the 19th Precinct.
September 13, 2017
NYPD: Ticketing Cyclists After a Driver Kills a Cyclist Is “Strategy,” Not “Targeting Victims”
The assumption among NYPD brass seems to be that they're protecting cyclists from themselves. But it's preposterous to think people walking and biking will fear a ticket more than being battered by a motor vehicle.
September 12, 2017
