Reminder: Cars Have No Place in Central Park
It’s been two years since the city expanded car-free zones in Central Park. Motorized carnage in the park remains a threat.
July 3, 2017
NYPD Blames Victim After Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Cyclist Ronald Burke in Bushwick
A hit-and-run driver killed a man cycling in Bushwick early Friday morning, and a yellow cab driver killed an elderly man walking in Greenwich Village last night. NYPD blamed the victim in both cases.
July 3, 2017
NYPD Blames Victim After Box Truck Driver Kills Cyclist Corbin Carr, 17, in Hell’s Kitchen
In light of the department's track record of putting out misleading crash information, initial police accounts can't be trusted in the absence of video evidence or testimony from witnesses other than the driver.
June 29, 2017
SI Motorist Who Killed Senior Mary Cerqua Pleads to Violating Victim’s Right of Way
Deborah Pecoraro hit Cerqua, 73, in a crosswalk, then reportedly told police the victim caused the crash. She was charged after investigators reviewed video evidence.
June 29, 2017
Retired NYPD Officer Pleads to Homicide in Killing of Bronx Pedestrian Marino Nunez
Jorge Hernaiz, who worked at the 43rd Precinct, had a BAC of .25 when he fatally struck Nunez on Broadway in Riverdale, then tried to remove the victim from underneath his car.
June 28, 2017
